I posted this pic yesterday due to the the negativity and backlash that it was receiving and just felt the need to share it with my readers, but I didn't reveal the story behind it.
The woman in the picture is a Russian socialite/gallery owner by the name Dasha Zhukova. This photograph of hers was taken to accompany an interview by a new online magazine BURO 24/7.
The only problem here is the CHAIR!!!! In the photograph, the mannequin is naked, save for knee-high boots,
elbow-length gloves and black hotpants. She is lying on her back with
her legs crushing her breasts against her body and her head tilted up,
possibly in pain. The Russian gallery owner looks calmly at the
camera, resting her back against one of the mannequin's upright boots. Let's just say that since the pic hit the net, it's been widely condemned and the owner of the online magazine, Miroslava Duma and its Editor-in-chief blamed for their ignorance of using the black-bondage chair and choosing to publish it on Martin Luther King day, out of all the days!
Miroslava Duma
Miroslava Duma
Due to the internet outcry and allegations of racism, they pulled the picture off of their instagram page (a little too late) and offered an apology, also via their instagram page.....
“Buro 24/7 team and I personally would like to express our sincerest apology to anyone who we have offended and hurt,” she wrote on Instagram.
“It was ABSOLUTELY not our intention. We are against racism or gender
inequality or anything that infringes upon anyone’s rights. We love,
respect and look up to people regardless of their race, gender or social
status. The chair in the photo should only be seen as a piece of art
which was created by British Pop-Artist Allen Jones, and not as any form
of racial discrimination. In our eyes, everyone is equal. And we love everybody”
Dasha Zhukova has also come out with an apology of her own:
“I
regret allowing an artwork with such charged meaning to be used in this
context. I utterly abhor racism and would like to apologize to those
offended by my participation in this shoot. Garage Magazine has a strong
track record of promoting diversity and racial and gender equality in
the worlds of art and fashion, and will continue in our mission to stir
positive debate on these and other issues.”
What do you think?
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