Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Balenciaga Under Fire Over Creepy Child Bondage Commercial

The high-end fashion brand Balenciaga has received internet backlash for a creepy ad that features two young girls holding stuffed animals dressed in what looks to be bondage gear. 
In one photo, a little girl with fiery red hair is shown wearing one of the company’s T-shirts while she holds the strap of a white bear that is wearing a vest with a padlocked choker around its neck. 
Another photo featured a little girl with brown hair wearing a blue outfit while holding a purple stuffed animal that was also dressed in BDSM gear. The company also advertised a handbag with a copy of the Supreme Court’s decision in a child pornography case as a prop. 
The photographer behind the creepy ad campaign, Gabriele Galimberti, claimed the inspiration for the photos was part of a project series called “Toy Stories,” according to his Instagram page. 
“These days I’ve been looking through my archives for old photos, and among many things, I found some alternative shots from my TOY STORIES project, like this one!” he wrote. 
“Toy Stories is an ongoing project; wherever I travel in the world, I take portraits of children with their favorite toys,” he added. The creepy ad sparked outrage online for normalizing child pornography. 
“The brand “Balenciaga” just did a uh….. interesting… photoshoot for their new products recently which included a very purposely poorly hidden court document about ‘virtual child porn’… normal stuff,” one user wrote.

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