Kim Kardashian comes under fire after she responded to the Balenciaga scandal on IRL podcast
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According to Kim Kardashian interview on the Angie Martinez IRL podcast on Monday, 26th December 2022, she was not at fault for the Balenciaga scandal. Following the launch of its Spring/Summer 2023 collection on 16th November 2022, the luxury brand has been accused of promoting child pornography. The images show children holding teddy bears while dressed in bondage gear. Celebrities, including Kim, who reacted late to the campaign, were outraged at their silence on the topic.
— v (@ViralMaterialz) December 26, 2022
Many of the luxury brand’s campaigns have featured her as a collaborator. Her explanation was that people are angry because she didn’t cancel Balenciaga, she didn’t say, F— You Balenciaga. That’s it. People were upset at that… So they get mad if I don’t say anything. People get mad if I do speak out, and if I don’t cancel. A Twitter user called out Kim for her empty words, stating, “She said a whole lot of nothing lol. After Kim Kardashian’s candid interview with Angie Martinez, fans slammed her. She was criticized for her refusal to cut ties with Balenciaga as a way of still making money from the brand while appeasing the backlash. They called it vanity.
Kim Kardashian Is Getting Slammed Online After Recent Interview With Angie Martinez
Kim Kardashian defended her response to the Balenciaga scandal in an interview with the Angie Martinez IRL podcast on Monday, 26th December 2022. The 42-year-old star of The Kardashians opened up about the public scrutiny she faced following the release of the brand’s controversial holiday campaign, which featured kids holding stuffed bears dressed in bondage. “Why aren’t you speaking out about Balenciaga?” “Why don’t you speak out?”” People were asking me. Kardashian told Martinez that she was not participating in this campaign. There’s something going on that I don’t understand. Let me research this for a minute. Once I saw what everyone was seeing on the internet and realized the true situation, I spoke out completely and gave my opinion.” she said. Kim Kardashian’s candid interview with Angie Martinez sparked a backlash among fans. It has been criticized that she refused to take a stronger response and cut ties with Balenciaga in order to “appease the backlash” while still profiting from the brand.
She said a whole lot of nothing lol
— katlyn moss (@cleopatrasrise) December 26, 2022
Others said she benefited from cancel culture, but now that it is relevant and necessary, she is backing out. Taylor Swift’s feud with Kim’s ex Ye (Kanye West) was brought up by some users as time Kim tried to “sabotage” Taylor Swift’s career. Have you cut ties with Balenciaga Kim? Do you have a hard time cutting ties with paedophiles? A user wrote. Kim still follows the brand, according to a user who went through her Instagram account. Several users provided examples of former Balenciaga employees who quit after learning of the scandal. As celebrities have a “voice,” the former employee encouraged them to follow suit. In the wake of the Balenciaga scandal, Kim Kardashian posted an Instagram photo wearing one of the brand’s shirts (a collaboration with Adidas). The brand was condemned by citizens because of this. In spite of this, Kim took a long time to release a statement. The delay was attributed to her desire to investigate herself in a series of Tweets.
Rich people using the term "cancel" as if there is every any real threat to their brand is hilarious. The grift has become infinite because it's found a way to become nigh impervious to bad behavior.
"Hey! Don't call ME out! That's cancelling! You're the bad one now!"— Sean Sarah (@SeanTSarah) December 26, 2022Advertisement
I’m sorry she’s just such a strategist. Everything she does just screams PR. You can’t sit on a fence with Balenciaga & morality & you can’t manipulate people to think otherwise. The statement basically said there’s a possibility you’d still work with them once the dust settles??
— dag dag (@wor6hipm3) December 26, 2022
Why would anyone be mad at her for speaking out against Balenciaga? This is just her excuse for not speaking out against the brand, & remaining on good terms with them.
— ash (@ashhflo) December 27, 2022
I mean she said it herself, if there is absolutely no room to sexualizing children was it that hard to stop working with them (specially considering how rich she is)? and not act like it's one photographer responsible and these campaigns aren't approved by a bunch of ppl?
— marcela🩸 (@ladybIackswan) December 26, 2022
she’s mad people saw through her PR influenced statement lol. if she had any intention to cut ties w them she would’ve just done that (like alexa demie). but she doesn’t, so she instead “denounced” cp (what a hero..) and is now complaining that the mess hasn’t gone away.
— ﹌ (@cyphariana) December 26, 2022
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