Mercedes-Benz draws backlash in China over advert featuring models with 'slanted eyes'
The German automaker was savaged on Chinese social media site Weibo for using models with 'slanted eyes' in the commercial for its new CLS luxury sedan.
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The German automaker was savaged on Chinese social media site Weibo for using models with 'slanted eyes' in the commercial for its new CLS luxury sedan.
A Chinese model defended herself on Sunday against a "morbid obsession" after people launched a barrage of criticism towards her for her perceived "slanted eyes". The controversy surrounded a 2019 advertisement for the Three Squirrels snack brand featuring Cai Niang Niang, the model's professional pseudonym. Many people in China pushed back against her "overly slanted eyes" in the advertisements because...
A renowned Chinese fashion photographer has apologized for her past work after online critics called it insulting to the Chinese people and fashion house Dior removed one of her photos from a show in Shanghai. Chen Man acknowledged the criticism of her earlier work, including “Young Pioneers,” a series of…
HONG KONG (AP) -- A renowned Chinese fashion photographer has apologized for her past work after online critics called it insulting to the Chinese peo
A renowned Chinese fashion photographer has apologised for her past work after online critics called it insulting to the Chinese people.