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Common
02-07-2019, 07:22 AM
Sweaters are now blackface, next up black eyeliner will be racist.

https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/dyvgf5gv4aabody.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=513&h=342&crop=1
A black balaclava sweater from Gucci’s 2018 “Fall Winter” collection has caused an uproar on social media (https://twitter.com/i/events/1093355062875676672) — with some calling it “Haute Couture Blackface for millennials.”

The $900 “knit top” features a large mouth cover with big red lips on it.


“Inspired by vintage ski masks, multicolored knitted balaclavas walked the runway, adding a mysterious feel to this collection,” says an item description from last year. “The Fall Winter 2018 runway show space reflected the stark environment of an operating room, emulating the theme of the collection where reconstructing materials and fabrics created a new identity.”


The sweater couldn’t be found on Gucci’s website Wednesday, but its information was still archived online. Social media users were sharing pics of the listing throughout the day.


“Balaclava knit top by Gucci. Happy Black History Month y’all,” tweeted one person.


“Ah yes, black face but make it fashion,” another said.


User @stegotaurus wrote (https://twitter.com/stegotaurus/status/1093216846839533569): “THIIIIIIIS is blackface guys. THIS. huge overdramatic red lips and a literal BLACK face. This is DISGUSTING. I don’t wanna see any of you with Gucci belts and slides after this.”


https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/gucci-slammed-for-sweater-that-appears-to-resemble-blackface/

Captdon
02-07-2019, 01:15 PM
Boy, Zorro would be in trouble today.

MisterVeritis
02-07-2019, 01:30 PM
Batman. Blackface.

Adelaide
02-07-2019, 01:42 PM
Overreaction. It is no different than a ski mask. I do not know why, but most of them seem to be black fabric. I bought one for my brother for Christmas because he walks his dog regularly and it's Canada.

I think that majority of rational people would realize this, and that a very small group of people are really driving this "snowflake" culture that gets blamed on anyone on the left.

MisterVeritis
02-07-2019, 01:44 PM
Ninja. Blackface.

Captdon
02-07-2019, 07:41 PM
Overreaction. It is no different than a ski mask. I do not know why, but most of them seem to be black fabric. I bought one for my brother for Christmas because he walks his dog regularly and it's Canada.

I think that majority of rational people would realize this, and that a very small group of people are really driving this "snowflake" culture that gets blamed on anyone on the left.

Black absorbs heat.

jimmyz
02-07-2019, 08:01 PM
Sweaters are now blackface, next up black eyeliner will be racist.

https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/dyvgf5gv4aabody.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=513&h=342&crop=1
A black balaclava sweater from Gucci’s 2018 “Fall Winter” collection has caused an uproar on social media (https://twitter.com/i/events/1093355062875676672) — with some calling it “Haute Couture Blackface for millennials.”

The $900 “knit top” features a large mouth cover with big red lips on it.


“Inspired by vintage ski masks, multicolored knitted balaclavas walked the runway, adding a mysterious feel to this collection,” says an item description from last year. “The Fall Winter 2018 runway show space reflected the stark environment of an operating room, emulating the theme of the collection where reconstructing materials and fabrics created a new identity.”


The sweater couldn’t be found on Gucci’s website Wednesday, but its information was still archived online. Social media users were sharing pics of the listing throughout the day.


“Balaclava knit top by Gucci. Happy Black History Month y’all,” tweeted one person.


“Ah yes, black face but make it fashion,” another said.


User @stegotaurus wrote (https://twitter.com/stegotaurus/status/1093216846839533569): “THIIIIIIIS is blackface guys. THIS. huge overdramatic red lips and a literal BLACK face. This is DISGUSTING. I don’t wanna see any of you with Gucci belts and slides after this.”


https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/gucci-slammed-for-sweater-that-appears-to-resemble-blackface/
Would be pragmatic for use in giving quick blowies behind a dumpster without suffering frostbite of the nose and face in cold climates. Street hookers in Chicago will thank my post.

Dr. Who
02-07-2019, 09:04 PM
Meh, it's goofy looking. Also, if the woman is wearing foundation, once you roll down that extended turtle neck, it will have smudges of foundation all over it. Runway drama.