This isn’t a surprise.
Just look at the current roster of Angels to note the lack of diversity — they only have two black models out of 14! The rest are all white! And they’ve NEVER had an Asian Angel either!
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Victoria’s Secret has been subject to some ire thanks to their annual What Is Sexy list, which includes mostly young, white, and very thin women.
Twitter called the brand out for its blatant lack of diversity:
“Bold powerful confident” try young thin & white. Not fooled by @VictoriasSecret #WhatIsSexy #objectification list https://t.co/DxZ9OCHrME
— Melinda (@MelLiszewski) April 17, 2017
Victoria’s Secret decides to tell you #WhatIsSexy. Note: your odds of getting on this list go up if you’re young, thin, and white. pic.twitter.com/QXF29vz5in
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) April 15, 2017
.@VictoriasSecret you made a typo in your #! You wrote #WhatIsSexy but meant to write #WhiteIsSexy apparently. Be honest about your racism. https://t.co/qVIFQu3tMt
— Abraham Gutman (@abgutman) April 14, 2017
#whatissexy? Very white, thin, mostly blonde, and between 20 and 30ish according to this v. specific @VictoriasSecret list. pic.twitter.com/OZB5XiMCzL
— Cori M. (@corimyles) April 14, 2017
As a brand, VS sells sex and a certain aesthetic, we all know that. But it’s shocking and, frankly, just plain dumb that they refuse to change with the times. More and more calls for diversity are present in every aspect of society lately, and yet the powers-that-be at Victoria’s Secret seem to deliberately be closing their eyes to this.
Would it have killed them to put some plus-sized models (like Ashley Graham) and more women of color on the list??? The only WOC represented are Jamie Chung, Priyanka Chopra, and Chrissy Teigen.
Get with the times, VS — it’s 2017, not 1957.
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