ANOTHER RACIST FASHION SHOOT: PAKISTANI DESIGNER, AAMNA AQEEL USES BLACK AS A SLAVE IN HER NEW COLLECTION ‘BE MY SLAVE’
When is racist going to
stop in the fashion world? It’s really sad seeing this kind of shoot coming out
from designer who came from a background whose suffer terribly in the hand of colonialism
In the
spread, which
is published in Diva magazine, a white model is seen dressed in
various designs by the Pakistani designer, Aamna Aqeel while being catered to
by a dark-skinned little boy who looks a lot like a slave. My assumptions can't
be too far off considering the title of the story.
Since when did slavery become an
appropriate marketing strategy? Am shocked as anyone who lays eyes on these
images should be and thankfully am not alone.
Though, Aamna Aqeel denied any intention of racism in the story. She said her
aim was to shed light on the issue of child labor. Aqueel said that the
dark-skinned Baloch child was incidental. “He works in a garage and wanted some
work.”
I totally disagreed
with her story and I want to believe that she achieved her goal in getting
people’s attention to her new collection.
ANOTHER RACIST FASHION SHOOT: PAKISTANI DESIGNER, AAMNA AQEEL USES BLACK AS A SLAVE IN HER NEW COLLECTION ‘BE MY SLAVE’
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