Posted on 11/30/2022 11:42:14 AM PST by EBH
For the uninitiated, the top fashion label came under fire after running a problematic campaign featuring young children modeling with what appear to be teddy bears wearing bondage gear. The ads were met with criticisms and allegations of normalizing sexual fetishization and abuse of children, and eagle-eyed social media watchdogs pointed out that another ad showed what appeared to be legal documents from a Supreme Court case that ruled on federal laws regarding child pornography.
However, according to Baigent’s TikTok, these adverts also included something else that was equally sinister: “Five things spotted in one of the Balenciaga campaign photos,” intones the narrator in the clip as the camera zooms in on various supposedly demonic memorabilia in a photo of a young boy. These supposedly Luciferian totems included an alleged “child’s drawing of the devil” and a shady black hood of the type worn by “Satanic cult” members, per the clip.
“Even the trainers look like the devil staring you right in the face,” the narrator declares, referring to the boy’s bright-red shoes. The voiceover also highlights the lone candle sitting adjacent to them like a séance prop from an occult horror flick.
On Monday, the luxury couture company issued a statement saying, “We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in the narrative.”
The Post has reached out to Balenciaga’s reps for comment about the latest viral accusations — which are completely unconfirmed at this time — in the sartorial-meets-satanic saga.
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Anyone with half a brain can see that.
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