A Twitter account called “shoe” recently found and posted some images from an absolutely horrifying advertising campaign for the fashion brand Balenciaga, one in which children were put in BDSM costumes and surrounded with even creepier imagery, including a Supreme Court case regarding child pornography. Here that is:
the brand "Balenciaga" just did a uh….. interesting… photoshoot for their new products recently which included a very purposely poorly hidden court document about 'virtual child porn'
normal stuff pic.twitter.com/zjMN5WhZ0s
— shoe (@shoe0nhead) November 21, 2022
The scoop was so shocking and horrifying that Twitter added a note to that shocking post saying:
Although Shoe often makes comments to cause amusement or laughter, this is an authentic Balencia marketing photograph: balenciaga.dam.kering.com/m/7d6d72f3dfc4… It contains an [excerpt] from the US Supreme Court opinion in United States v. Williams, which upheld part of a federal child pornography law.
The same account also noted that Balenciaga ditched Twitter shortly after Elon took over Twitter and began waging war on child pornography on the platform.
interesting timing pic.twitter.com/sST1MkKAPd
— shoe (@shoe0nhead) November 21, 2022
More creepy images from the ad campaign emerged too, such as this one:
How about the picture of the Devil on the shelf? The drawing to the right of that looking like a body after being dismembered. Duct tape being stacked infront of his feet. Bad taste. pic.twitter.com/yiK3kMhsjq
— Odubda (@odubda) November 22, 2022
“How about the picture of the Devil on the shelf? The drawing to the right of that looking like a body after being dismembered. Duct tape being stacked infront of his feet. Bad taste.”
“Bad taste” indeed. Other users pointed out the creepiness of some of the other imagery in that photograph:
That black bird on the wall in very concerning, infact all the images are concerning.
— Allison Dunn (@allisondunn92) November 23, 2022
Oh, and the brand included a reference to “Baal”, a god from the ancient Phonecians that children were sacrificed too:
Baal pic.twitter.com/ZubJcrLFSJ
— animal crossing event horizon (@home_safe_69) November 21, 2022
The Baal imagery was particularly disturbing given Balenciaga’s hell-themed photo shoot:
Y’all surprised about #balenciaga #BalenciagaGate after they literally had a fashion show from hell. https://t.co/hHQ3NyOSZ5
— Burgoña (@Burgoa65770808) November 23, 2022
Balenciaga (or is it now “Baalenciaga”?) apologized for the incredibly disturbing ad campaign in its Instagram story, saying:
“We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused. Our plush bear bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign. We have immediately removed the campaign from all platforms.”
The company also apologized for the disturbing inclusion of the Supreme Court case about child porn, saying:
“We take this matter very seriously and are taking legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set and including unapproved items for our spring ’23 campaign photoshoot.We strongly condemn abuse of children in any form. We stand for children safety and well-being.”
After public outcry, #Balenciaga has APOLOGIZED for the incredibly disgusting ads sexualizing children.
Keep 👏 speaking 👏 out 👏 when you see evil like this. Don’t ignore it. Be vigilant. Your voice makes a a huge difference. pic.twitter.com/X9sCn7xkdN
— Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) November 22, 2022
But while the general public reacted with horror to the Balenciaga ad campaign, the MSM and Big Tech couldn’t seem to care less about the scandal, as Tucker Carlson pointed out, saying:
“Here is a high-end retailer promoting kiddie porn in an ad on Instagram and nobody notices. There’s no boycott. There’s no front-page New York Times editorial against it. And of course Instagram let the advertisement run, endorsing kiddie porn.”
Tucker Carlson Asking WTF Is Going On With Disturbing Balenciaga Ad Involving Children pic.twitter.com/ue1GGhkTM7
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) November 22, 2022
Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton made a similar point, saying:
Has @Meta’s @Instagram explained why it allowed the Balenciaga child porn ads on its platform?
Has @Meta's @Instagram explained why it allowed the Balenciaga child porn ads on its platform?
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) November 23, 2022
Also pointed out was that celebrities involved in promoting the brand were silent about the shocking, horrifying pictures:
Also, where is the disapproval from celebrities that heavily endorse this brand like @KimKardashian and Nicole Kidman? So far silence. Why?
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