Posted on 08/30/2009 11:26:12 AM PDT by Steelfish
Naomi Campbell attacks companies for 'dropping' black models in recession
Never afraid of speaking her mind, Naomi Campbell has accused the advertising business of using the recession as an excuse to drop black models.
By Richard Eden 29 Aug 2009
Naomi Campbell who is a friend of Nelson Mandela, has won support from Bruce Oldfield, the designer of the wedding dress worn by Samantha Cameron, the wife of the Tory leader Photo: Getty Images
The 39-year-old supermodel, who is a close friend of Sarah Brown, the Prime Minister's wife, claims that major companies are refusing to use non-white women to promote their products. "This year, we have gone back all the way that we had advanced," she says. "I don't see any black woman, or of any other race, in big advertising campaigns."
Naomi Campbell, Iman and Jourdan Dunn grace Vogue Italia's all black issue. Campbell, who was born in London to a mother of Caribbean descent, refers to the publication last year of a special edition of Italian Vogue dedicated to non-white models.
"That made some noise, but, unfortunately, we are the same as before," she says. "People, in the panic of the recession, don't dare to put a girl of colour in their campaign, full stop. Nor of any other race. It's a shame. It's very sad."
The model, who is a friend of Nelson Mandela, has won support from Bruce Oldfield, the designer of the wedding dress worn by Samantha Cameron, the wife of the Tory leader.
"It's absolutely true that black models will be not as popular for advertising companies and magazine covers as white girls," the designer tells Mandrake. "In a recession, it's probably doubly difficult for black girls to get a booking."
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Naomi says she doesn’t see black women or women of any other race in the ad campaigns. So, white women have no race, no ethnicity etc? A friend said that she always leaps into conversations that swing toward racial discrimination with a question for her colleagues who are black or another racial minority. “So, what ethnicity am I?” Her colleagues look at her - “You’re white”. She replies, “No, that is a skin tone, I want you to tell me what ethnicity I am.” They are stumped and when they give up saying that she doesn’t have an ethnicity because she is white, she comments on their ignorance of her racial heritage and how deeply it offends her. They demand to know what she thinks her ethnicity is. She again laments the disrespect people of her heritage receive etc. She then tells them that she is half Scottish and half Polish. Her colleagues laugh and say that isn’t an ethnicity. She arches a brow and reminds them that these are two sovereign nations with distinct traditions, history, cultures etc. and laments that they take no interest in her heritage but ask her to remain focused on theirs, moment by moment. IN fact, she notes, they even claim she has no heritage tsk tsk tsk. ETc.
Then we start talking about the SOB's ideas, which are evil, un-American, reprehensible, stupid, and willfully destructive.
And if they call me a racist at that point I declare myself the winner of the discussion and mock them relentlessly for having no ability at all to defend Obama's ideas.
Naomi Campbell Mug ShotOn March 30, 2006, super model Naomi Campbell was arrested for assaulting her maid, Ana Scolavino, with a mobile phone. She was sentenced to five days community service and ordered to attend a two day anger management course.
Ana Scolavino
Id say Naomi is the racist.
Maybe she should go slap the media around a bit....
I’ll share a Heineken with girl #4!!!
You can bet all of these modeling agencies are full of 'broad minded, tolerant' liberals. But when it comes to their bottom line, just like Hollywood liberals their broad mindedness and tolerance goes out the door.
You mean while accompanying her for a Halloween Party?
There's a fine line between speaking your mind and sound like a bloomin' idiot.
Is there an all white issue?
In 2000, Campbell pleaded guilty in a Toronto court to a 1998 assault on Georgina Galanis, her then assistant ...
...photographs of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous clinic.
In March 2005, Campbell allegedly slapped assistant Amanda Brack and beat her around the head with a BlackBerry personal organiser.
On 30 March 2006 in New York City, Campbell was arrested for allegedly assaulting her housekeeper with a jewel-encrusted mobile phone,
On 25 October 2006, Campbell was arrested in London on suspicion of assault;
On 16 January 2007, Campbell pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless assault against her maid Ana Scolavino
On 3 April 2008, Campbell was arrested inside Heathrow’s Terminal 5 on suspicion of assaulting a police officer ...The remaining charges include two counts of assaulting a police constable; one of using threatening, abusive words or behaviour to cabin crew; and one of using insulting, abusive, threatening behaviour or disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. [33] Campbell cited racist slurs and other verbal abuse directed at her by members of the British Airways crew as the reason for her outburst.
Today: Naoimi Campell Attacks Companies ...
Anyone else see a pattern?
> You can bet all of these modeling agencies are full of ‘broad minded, tolerant’ liberals. But when it comes to their bottom line, just like Hollywood liberals their broad mindedness and tolerance goes out the door.<
I live in this cesspool called Hollywood and know that the “white tolerant Prius-driving libs” are the most racist of them all. Never practice what they preach and are all show.
Stimulus?
Big asses will always be in style, don’t get it twisted.
What's very sad is that this moron doesn't realize that white models are people of color, unless they're albinos.
Wow! You must lay low constantly if you are conservative. You must be miserable?
You’re a baaaaaad boy!
Nah. I do buss. with a number of production companies and I have actually overheard conversations where they are cursing Obama’s name. The funniest “advice’ I got from a closet Republican who works for one of the most liberal shows on CBS said “drive a Prius and they won’t even suspect you” :)
Man, I just want to vomit when I read or hear muti-millionaires bitch and moan about how bad they have it.
Who is she trying to kid, I get more black folks of all ages shoved in my face in commercials, advertisements and news stories. Most commercials show stupid white people next to “with it”, “in the know” blacks every where you turn. More now than ever before.
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