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Public Apology Is the New Fashion, Ask Balenciaga’s Demna
Can you start wearing your Balenciaga now?
Do you know what never goes out of style? A heartfelt apology. But in the age we live in, where one can easily be canceled, an apology is nothing but a fashion statement.
How many celebrities when called out have apologized, do they really mean it? Did Kim Kardashian mean when she sort of apologized for her,
comment to women? Like she and her ilk, are the only ones working like crazy. Well, she does to be fair, but she doesn’t f*cking do it in the same way many women do it, to make ends meet.
And it won’t be the last time Kim Kardashian will apologize for her statements, actions, and behavior as long as it gets her social media mileage.
So here comes another apology, this time from Balenciaga’s Demna.
And while apologies are a dime a dozen, an apology is like a pill that may be hard to swallow for people with big egos, but even people with big egos sometimes have to say sorry especially when we are talking about the future of a billion-dollar fashion brand like Balenciaga.
Why did Demna apologize or did he?
“I want to personally apologize for the wrong artistic choice of concept for the gifting campaign with the kids and I take my responsibility. It was inappropriate to have kids promote objects that had nothing to do with them,” Gvasalia, 41, wrote.
“As much as I would sometimes like to provoke a thought through my work, I would NEVER have an intention to do that with such an awful subject as child abuse that I condemn. Period,” he continued.
He ackowledged that he needs to “learn from this, listen and engage with child protection organizations” in order to…
