Mercedes-Benz swept up in latest China internet furor over model's eyes
The episode, reported by a state media outlet, has made the maker of luxury cars the latest target of consumer nationalism in China.
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The episode, reported by a state media outlet, has made the maker of luxury cars the latest target of consumer nationalism in China.
With the waves stirred by the slanted-eyed model posters of Three Squirrels and Mercedes-Benz still unsettled among the Chinese public, another wave has hit again on Wednesday as an advertisement of Italian luxury fashion brand Gucci was found featuring an Asian-looking model with “scary” makeup, an exaggerated nose ring and a leather whip in her hand.
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...
BEIJING (AP) — Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in...
Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and makeup are perpetuating Asian stereotypes