Lots of examples and this one is mild really but it is becoming tiresome. Jennifer Lawrence does a Dior ad for a clothing line including elaborate dresses and ornately embroidered handbags created to resemble the style of escaramuza horseback riders but with a "modern" edge. Escaramuza is a female equestrian team in the traditional Mexican rodeo known as charrería. They took the pictures in California. Some people weren't too happy about it.... "Phoebe Robinson, co-star of the popular podcast "2 Dope Queens," shared Lawrence's ad to Instagram on Tuesday calling it "ignorant and gross." Robinson — whose podcast features female comedians, comedians of color and LGBT comedians — slammed Dior and Lawrence for trying to celebrate Mexican riders "by having a rich white woman named Jennifer be the face of this campaign." Here's what the post said: Lol. Wut?! Sooooooooo, #Dior & #JenniferLawrencewanna celebrate traditional Mexican women riders thru a “modern lens”...by having a rich white woman named Jennifer be the face of this campaign? And like they couldn’t think of a better landscape to shoot than in California?! Hmm, I dunno, maybe...like...shoot...in...Mexico...with...a...Mexican...actress like Salma Hayek, Karla Souza, Jessica Alba, Selena Gomez, Eva Longoria, or many others. But I guess they were all unavailable, so you had to go with Jennifer Lawrence." If I'm catching Phoebe's point here it's that the ad should feature latinas modeling in Mexico and took her crap out on Jennifer Lawrence. But then I came across this... I guess we should have been calling her Michellina? Can't wait for Phoebe to take on her idol.
Many fashions are designed in Italy and France. Should they only use French or Italian models and be forced to do their photo shoots in those countries? Is it OK for an American woman to wear a Brazilian thong?
The whole thing is stupid. Lawrence is the face of Dior and has been repping their label for 6 years. Dior did take pictures of latina models in that clothing line but of course Lawrence is getting the attention because she's, well....Jennifer Lawrence. It's funny she suggests taking pictures in Mexico rather than CA. From a landscape point of view, they look nearly identical and clearly a lot of Mexicans are living in CA so what is the point? I don't have a strong opinion on the thong issue but my bet is that while an American woman is okay to wear them, Brazilian women wear them....better.
Wow I didn't realize Michelle Obama is Mexican. Did they shoot her picture in mexico . Give em hell vball. The old double standard. I would love to see the complaining woman when they show her Michelle's picture. Then it would be ok im sure.
