VOGUE ITALIA UNDER FIRE FOR USING THE TERM "SLAVE EARRINGS"

Vogue Italia sparked backlash after featuring an online feature, which was viewed as "overtly racist," listing an earring as "slave earrings."

The article recalled the style of earrings worn by 'women of colour' who were brought to the southern United States during the slave trade.' The article pushed the envelope further by referring to the hooped style as 'latest interpretation which is pure freedom'

Vogue has since changed the title to their article to "ethnic earrings," and issued an apology.

“We apologise for the inconvenience. It is a matter of really bad translation from Italian into English,” the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Franca Sozzani, said in a statement. “The Italian word, which defines those kind of earrings, should instead be translated into ‘ethnical style earrings.’ Again, we are sorry about this mistake which we have just amended in the website.”

Seriously, at this point I'm sincerely disgusted at the blatant insensitivity of these companies. They are apologizing for any inconvience to what? My feelings or the staff who changed the wording from slave to ethnic? WTH? What do you think?

Source: [Hollywoodheavy]

NIVEA THIS AD IS A BIT MUCH!

My twitter time line was in a tizzy this morning in regards to this Nivea ad, so of course I had to find it and give my thoughts. Now I'm not sure exactly what it is that Nivea wanted to get across but it came off as offensive as hell to me. The caption says "RE-CIVILIZE YOURSELF", "LOOK LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN". Are they saying that if a black man has an afro with a mustache and goatee he may very well be a savage? I am thoroughly offended and would like for the marketing team over at Nivea to hit me up and explain to me what this is suppose to mean. Well it doesn't have to be me alone but an explanation is definitely in order and I'm almost sure an apology should follow.