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Saturday 16 January 2016

Outrage at Kendall Jenner's latest modeling campaign for Mango

Spanish fashion house Mango had Kendall Jenner model their spring 2016 "tribal" collection, and while this may seem like a good move to help bolster the brand's image, it's been doing a bit of the opposite. Considering the collection is centered on the "tribal spirit" of the African Savannah, many people became enraged that the company used Kendall rather than a black person as the face of the campaign.

Mango's Vice President Daniel Lopez explained to Women's Wear Daily of their decision,
"We thought that she was the best model to embody this trend. And obviously the upside with that is that, as a model, she's very professional, she works fantastically. As a celebrity she has huge repercussions in the market and among her followers."

Some of the complaints:
But Kendall aside, the entirety of the collection itself could be considered controversial. Saying the collection gains inspiration from the African Savannah seems to limit the masses of tribes across the desert under one stereotypical umbrella, despite the heavy cultural differences among them.
Either way, criticism directed at Kendall is presumably misguided—she didn't come up with the campaign, she just showed up for her job and posed for pictures.

55 comments:

  1. The kadashians don't waste time at all. Why won't she pose for snapshots..abi na for free
    Haters go de hate .....potatoes go de potate

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  2. Whatever mehn


    ...merited happiness

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  3. they simple lack understanding of d african way.

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  4. Their clothes. Their choice ob who models It. People should calm down.

    @Lindaikeji No. I FAN

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  5. Instead of a black person?? These white folks just do not know their their place really! Mtchewww

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  6. The fashion house coy is confused..they just wanna be on the top by all means...










    ~make I go drink one bottle of beer~

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  7. Haters must hate, who cares kwanu. She has collected her cheque. Linda take note!

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  8. Getting tired of the kardashians i tink







    LINDA NOTIFY DBANJ

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  9. But the critisism wasn't directed towards Kendall from what I can see

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    1. What can u see?
      -D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

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    2. Am just pass by.!Abi linda!

      Linda kindly resolve this problem that is asking me to prove if am a robot or not and even after proving it will still ask me the same question,kindly do something about it,I have also try to log in with another email but it was,t accepting it.

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  10. This one is not my business. The world is full of negative people.








    Busy Fingers.

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  11. Mango ke! Wey their cloth dey be like Aba.......






    Don~ jazzycrush

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  12. woh ever rocks there boat...meanwhile, #Lin lin u rock more than a rocket

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  13. OK...but she just doing her job.money first

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  14. I don't even buy their stuff...so whatever!

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  15. I like Kendall. She is cool headed n works hard...am gonna cut Dem some slack.

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  16. But it wasn't directed towards kendal.

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  17. But it wasn't directed towards kendal.

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  18. Does it mean.., must they use a black model?

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  19. Hmmm...but why Kendall when we have beautiful models in Africa too na wa oo

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  21. Mango wants to get high class, rich (white) customers to buy their tribal line. So hello? What do you expect.

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  22. Mango ko orange ni



    AJ MAIN BOY...

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  23. Oya now






    Abeg wey my Nokia charger

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  24. Dey re quite unhappy about the fact that Kendall is modelling it, black people won't stand up at y the police are killing dem but bcos of clothes nw dey want to die, misguided society




    #*karlishah*

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  25. I say waste her now.

    #PeopleMustAdjust

    BiafraLand

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  26. But dr r good black models naa

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  27. Mango's been dere 4 a very long time, jst dat it's not as popular as d well known Gucci n all. They ve their franchise in dubai even. Plus they ve gud designs too

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  28. There are so many black models

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  29. owakah (A.K.A. Innosometin)16 January 2016 at 11:54

    the more u look the less you see

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  30. Am not gonna waste my saliva on this. Kendall is smiling to the bank already cos she don get alert!

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  31. We no go hear word for blacks...abegi

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  32. We no go hear word for blacks...abegi

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  33. why are blacks so sad,always wailing and looking for pity,always crying for attention, sad racist people.

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  34. I'm so fed up with african-american always acting up always trhowing a tantrum at the lightest opportunity. Just horrible, first it was the Oscars now it is Mangos campaign and the model they choosed in it! I am African and I'm not offended by there move. Just Chill!

    Visit my blog btw. http://the-finest-in-internet.blogspot.de/

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  35. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF RACISM

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