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Lack of cultural sensitivity

Victoria Secret racists or what?!

March 8, 2013 by Archived posts 4 Comments

Courtesy of thedaily.com

By Suu Elen Manzano  |Staff Writer| Victoria's Secret is dead wrong in stereotyping different ethnic groups in their fashion shows. Have they learned nothing from their past experiences? If you are not aware let me take you down memory lane. Victoria's Secret's 2010 fashion show relegated dark skinned models to “Wild Things” clad in tribal tattoos, leopard prints and accompanied by tribal dancers gyrating down the catwalk. In September of 2012 they were at it yet again, this time reducing the Japanese culture to a “Sexy little Geisha,” in a very revealing next-to-nothing outfit complete with chopsticks and fan. Which, by the way, they don’t wear. Geisha’s are quite covered … [Read more...] about Victoria Secret racists or what?!

Filed Under: Opinions Tagged With: " Wild things", "Country Girl", "Sexy Geisha", CSUSB students don't agree, Ethnic grouping, Geisha, hot topic, Lack of cultural sensitivity, opinions, racism, stereotyping, Victoria Secret fashion shows

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