While the Internet is on fire around the photos of Jeremy Allen White naked for Calvin Klein, the British advertising authority (Advertising Standards Authority) has just banned the same brand’s campaign featuring FKA twigs, revealed in March 2023.
Why was this Calvin Klein campaign featuring FKA twigs banned from the UK?
Following two complaints from the general public, the ASA deemed the singer to be akin to a “ stereotypical sexual object ” AND ” the composition of the image draws the viewer’s attention more to her body than to her clothes “. This is why the campaign has been banned from the UK from the beginning of 2024.
In addition to annoying Calvin Klein, this decision particularly outrages FKA twigs who posted a long message on Instagram published on January 11, 2024:
“I don’t see the ‘stereotypical sex object’ as they called me. I see a beautiful, strong black woman whose incredible body has overcome more pain than you can imagine.
In light of examining other past and current campaigns of this type, I can’t help but think there are double standards here.
So, to be clear, I am proud of my physicality and stand by the art I create in my medium, in the tradition of women like Joséphine Baker, Eartha Kitt (Editor’s Note: Dancer, singer of variety, musical theater and jazz, stage and film actress, great cabaret star of the 1950s) and Grace Jones who broke the barriers of what it meant to be autonomous and harness a unique, embodied sensuality. Thanks to Calvin Klein, Mert and Marcus [le duo de photographes derrière cette campagne controversée] which gave me the space to express myself exactly how I wanted. I won’t change my story. »
Who is FKA twigs, the artist whose body bothers the UK so much
Born on January 16, 1988, FKA twigs has indeed experienced many trials through her body. Be it racism and misogyny during her studies, as well as her training in opera singing and ballet.
This systemic violence increased tenfold during his hypermedia relationship in spite of themselves (as he evokes between the lines of his song “ cellophane “) with Robert Pattinson from 2014 to 2017, the actor’s fans violently harassed her with racist and misogynistic insults. Especially in the United Kingdom.
A few months after their breakup, Tahliah Debrett Barnett, real name, underwent surgery to remove massive fibroids (the size of two large apples, 3 kiwis and a few strawberries), leading her to talk about her “berry salad ache”. her when she talks about it in an interview) from her womb in December 2017 while she had to continue concerts, filming and other performances (which she talks about in ” at home with you “).
As if that wasn’t enough, she suffered domestic violence at the hands of Shia LaBeouf during their relationship from 2018 to 2019, as she bravely revealed during a lawsuit against him in Los Angeles Superior Court in December 2020. She also accuses him of sex violence, aggression, psychological violence (the trial should take place in October 2024).
In addition to this violence, FKA twigs is first and foremost an extraordinary and eclectic artist. He masters singing (including opera), various dances (including rowing), THE pole dancing (as shown in the music video for “ cellophane » but also in certain lives) as well as combat sports (such as the traditional Chinese martial art wushu with the sword, as illustrated in the clip of “ sad day “sure lives breathtaking).
It is therefore the body of this unclassifiable artist that this Calvin Klein campaign, now banned in the UK, celebrates, much to the dismay of the main interested party, thus deprived of the right to present itself as it wishes. While 85 of her demos were just stolen, postponing the release of a new album, you have to wonder if FKA twigs will still have the will to recover.
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Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
