{"id":1754090,"date":"2022-11-28T16:18:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T21:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1754090"},"modified":"2022-11-28T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T21:18:14","slug":"balenciaga-responds-to-child-bdsm-photo-shoot-scandal-we-could-have-done-things-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/balenciaga-responds-to-child-bdsm-photo-shoot-scandal-we-could-have-done-things-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Balenciaga Responds To Child \u2018BDSM\u2019 Photo Shoot Scandal: \u2018We Could Have Done Things Differently\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbalenciaga-responds-to-child-bdsm-photo-shoot-scandal-we-could-have-done-things-differently%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1754090&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The fashion company Balenciaga responded to its ongoing scandal involving a photo shoot that featured young children holding BDSM-themed teddy bear bags by saying it could have \u201cdone things differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company issued the statement Monday afternoon after facing severe public backlash when it was accused of sexualizing young children.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/balenciaga-apologizes-for-advertisement-showcasing-minors-holding-bdsm-teddy-bear-purses\">brand<\/a>, which celebrities like Kim Kardashian often wear, displayed images on its website last week as part of its \u201cToy Stories\u201d campaign. The photos showed child models posing with the brand\u2019s teddy bear handbags, with the bears dressed in BDSM-themed gear from its Paris Fashion Week Spring\/Summer 2023 collection.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it \u201cstrongly condemns child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in our narrative\u201d and the two separate ad campaigns represented \u201ca series of grievous errors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first campaign, the gift collection campaign, featured children with plush bear bags dressed in what some have labelled BDSM- inspired outfits,\u201d the statement said. \u201cOur plush bear bags and the gift collection should not have been featured with children. This was a wrong choice by Balenciaga, combined with our failure in assessing and validating images. The responsibility for this lies with Balenciaga alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second, separate campaign for Spring 2023, which was meant to replicate a business office environment, included a photo with a page in the background from a Supreme Court ruling \u2018United States v. Williams\u2019 2008 which confirms as illegal and not protected by freedom of speech the promotion of child pornography,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cAll the items included in this shooting were provided by third parties that confirmed in writing that these props were fake office documents. They turned out to be real legal papers most likely coming from the filming of a television drama. The inclusion of these unapproved documents was the result of reckless negligence for which Balenciaga has filed a complaint. We take full accountability for our lack of oversight and control of the documents in the background and we could have done things differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balenciaga said it took several steps to correct what happened so it doesn\u2019t happen again, including revising work and approval processes and working with organizations that \u201cspecialize in child protection and aims at ending child abuse and exploitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement concluded, \u201cBalenciaga reiterates its sincere apologies for the offense we have caused and extends its apologies to talents and partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New statement from Balenciaga <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6BqP8brFB6\">pic.twitter.com\/6BqP8brFB6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 \u06cc\u0627\u0634\u0627\u0631 (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1597303965762301952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kim-kardashian-slammed-for-statement-over-balenciaga-scandal-there-is-no-grey-area-here\">Kim Kardashian Slammed For Statement Over Balenciaga Scandal: \u2018There Is No Grey Area Here\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fashion company Balenciaga responded to its ongoing scandal involving a photo shoot that featured young children holding BDSM-themed teddy bear bags by saying it could have \u201cdone things differently.\u201d The company issued the statement Monday afternoon after facing severe public backlash when it was accused of sexualizing young children. 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