Calvin Klein is under fire over a new ad that features supermodel Bella Hadid kissing a robot:
Calvin Klein faces backlash for ad showing Bella Hadid kissing female robot https://t.co/eP3Wezo0No pic.twitter.com/zfTesnFLPm
— The Hill (@thehill) May 19, 2019
Here’s the ad via the robot’s Twitter account:
I am here. That is my truth. #MYTRUTH #MYCALVINS@bellahadid @CalvinKlein pic.twitter.com/gjMyHHXjHB
— Miquela (@lilmiquela) May 16, 2019
Now, let’s get to why people were offended. It wasn’t over a consent issue:
I thought people would be offended because the robot can’t consent, but no, it’s even stupider than that https://t.co/4M5BNpq8CN
— Robby Soave (@robbysoave) May 19, 2019
It’s worse. . .
Don’t give them ideas.
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) May 19, 2019
People are mad because Bella Hadid isn’t a lesbian and this is “queerbaiting”:
Calvin Klein apologizes for its ad that featured Bella Hadid kissing a robot named Miquela, which the brand said was "perceived as queerbaiting." https://t.co/FmThkhtfLG
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) May 19, 2019
“Queerbaiting” is defined as, “an exploitative tactic used to tease a queer romance to draw viewers in without any intention of fully developing or representing LGBTQ people and relationships.” Like this?
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But it does appear the robot is a lesbian, so we’re really confused:
Who ya girl crushin on? https://t.co/i2wNAEv0Nb
— Miquela (@lilmiquela) May 16, 2019
It’s a brave new world, everyone.
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