Dolce & Gabbana: Strike the Rape Pose

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Joan Conde: Rape is the new black...

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Guest post by Joan Conde.

If fashion is all about attitude, how about this one? Complaining that "We will only withdraw this photo from the Spanish market. They're a bit behind the times," Dolce and Gabbana have withdrawn an ad which depicts a man raping a woman.

Eager to see the D&G "rape is the new black" campaign stateside, I combed through the Sunday New York Times "Spring Fashion" magazine.. Racily titled, "Adult Content," I had high hopes that I would locate the rape ad and American hipness would be confirmed. Sadly, all I found Dolce_Gabbana ad was this lousy ad. A man in tightie whities is soooo 2004! What's their excuse is for striking the rape ad from the definitely up-to-the-minute New York market? Could it be that D&G got the memo: no women, anywhere, will accept rape-themed advertising?

Tagged as: feminism, advertising, dolce & gabbana

Joan Conde blogs at Mamacita.

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Rape? [Report this comment] Posted by: fanny666 on Feb 28, 2007 9:59 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] That picture does not depict a rape. Saying it does is another way to water down the reality of actual rape. Wow, the sex/gender related posts today are really trivial and stupid! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: ape? Posted by: xgroverx » Which picture are you taking about? Posted by: Ellie1 D&G [Report this comment] Posted by: underground on Feb 28, 2007 11:04 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] i would like D&G to explain their bizarre rationale for the campaign... customer sees rape scene ad with rapists wearing cool jeans, customer goes shopping for jeans, customer sees Levis and Lucky Brand and D&G jeans folded on shelf, customer has a crisis moment of indecision, then at the last second a nueron fires and customer remembers rape scene and selects D&G? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] they are just being "edgy" like with "heroin chic" and [Report this comment] Posted by: albrechtkrausse on Feb 28, 2007 2:27 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] scantaliy clad young girls or anorexic models. Nothing wrong with having an 'edge' in the modeling or advertising profession.... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: they are just being "edgy" like with "heroin chic" and Posted by: Joshua Holland » RE: they are just being "edgy" like with "heroin chic" and Posted by: albrechtkrausse » No good progressive should admit that advertising is effective? Posted by: Ellie1 caption reads ... [Report this comment] Posted by: Don Garb on Mar 8, 2007 5:46 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Woman is thinking: "Will this "bi" guy ever get it up? I wish these homos would just SELL me their coke!" [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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