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Is this Calvin Klein's 'Bud light moment?' Ad featuring trans man who's not had top surgery modelling a bra sparks backlash - as shoppers say it's a 'far cry' from their usual snaps of chiseled models
Daily Mail UK ^ | May 24, 2023 | Siofra Brennan

Posted on 05/24/2023 10:30:10 AM PDT by Morgana

A Calvin Klein advert featuring a trans man posing in a sports bra has sparked furious backlash after going viral online.

In a promotional snap shared by the brand, who have long been known for their sultry and sexy ads featuring toned topless models, Bappie Kortram can be seen wearing a pair of jeans and a sports bra.

Bappie, who is from the Netherlands, is represented by a number of modelling agencies around the world including British Zebedee Talent, who describe him as 'a trans man who has not had top surgery yet.'

The advert, which was initially shared as part of the Calvin Klein Pride 2022 Campaign, went viral this week after it was reposted on Twitter by Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, who posted: 'Calvin Klein wants to go broke.'

Images from the same shoot are still being used on Calvin Klein's British website.

Other users were stunned by the advert, with one writing: 'Disgusting and I love Calvin Klein jeans. This is not a great ad for his clothes at all. Stop bowing down to all these demands, as this will only hurt your brand in the long run.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: calvinklein; transgender
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To: Morgana

What the hell are they teaching in marketing/advertising classes these days?

It’s a bad sign when people want to avert their eyes from your ad.


21 posted on 05/24/2023 12:01:28 PM PDT by GrannyAnn ( )
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To: dayglored

<>Bappie, who is from the Netherlands<>

Oh yeah, he’s obviously of Nordic descent.


22 posted on 05/24/2023 12:03:58 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Morgana

What is the purpose of the globalist Gleichschaltung in pushing this particular deviancy? I get why they push global warming/ukraine/mRNA vaccines/eating bugs, but this? Why pedofaggotry? To distract us from looking too critically and asking questions about the aforementioned?


23 posted on 05/24/2023 12:04:17 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: dayglored

Fat and tattooed . It’s the “in” thing.


24 posted on 05/24/2023 12:05:23 PM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Morgana

Speaking of trans, these news stories need translating.

Trans man is a girl being a fake dude.


25 posted on 05/24/2023 12:49:48 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: lurk
Speaking of trans, these news stories need translating. Trans man is a girl being a fake dude.

Ugh, who can keep up, who even wants to. I guess were well passed cis-gender.

26 posted on 05/24/2023 12:51:27 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: FamiliarFace
> Bappie Kortram is a fat black woman, attempting to become a man. She hasn’t had her breasts mutilated yet. She is obviously taking cross sex hormones.

Holy cow!! And I do mean "cow"!

Okay, so if the trans-man (woman) is the black one on the right with the beard, lots of hair, etc. then what the heck is the lighter one on the left???

I am SO-O-O-O confused now....

27 posted on 05/24/2023 12:54:26 PM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: dayglored

Confusion is the name of the game for them. They are confused, so they want us to be confused, too.


28 posted on 05/24/2023 1:52:28 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Remember when actresses were beautiful?


29 posted on 05/24/2023 1:54:33 PM PDT by bray (Dr Fauxi killed millions)
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To: dangus

Re: moobs… those are breasts. That is a female on a crap-ton of male hormones.


30 posted on 05/24/2023 3:45:19 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven)
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To: Morgana
I laughed out loud when I saw those pictures. Wow… all that’s missing is a dumpy trailer, beer cans thrown everywhere, a 1984 Camaro up on cinder blocks, some inbred, dirty children, and a couple of busted lawn chairs. Oh, and a “dawg.” You got me, CK! 😂😂🤣

Oh wait, you weren’t kidding? 🫣

31 posted on 05/24/2023 3:49:45 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven)
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To: dayglored

I believe they both genetic women. They called the hairy one the “trans man,” which means a woman. She’s the one who just had her breasts sliced off.


32 posted on 05/24/2023 3:52:19 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven)
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To: ponygirl

Doesn’t appear to have her breasts sliced off yet.

Heck - it looks like they might have ADDED a pair!


33 posted on 05/24/2023 3:58:06 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: 21twelve

I actually read the article. She said she had her breasts sliced off a month after the photo shoot. Also, these pics were released a year ago.


34 posted on 05/24/2023 4:02:17 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven)
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To: ponygirl

I was making a little joke.


35 posted on 05/24/2023 4:10:54 PM PDT by dangus ( )
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To: ponygirl

Well that’s not fair that you read the article! So the photo does have her bra over actual breasts though. So sad that these people think they need to be mutilated in order to “be their real selves”.


36 posted on 05/24/2023 4:11:01 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: bray

Yes, but there have always been actresses (and actors) who have been average looking or below-average looking. I was watching “Dennis the Menace” this morning. Mary Wickes played the man-hungry neighbor. I have liked Mary Wickes in everything I have seen her in. But there are no glamour girl photos of Mary Wickes, for good reason, and Mary Wickes would be the first person to understand why.


37 posted on 05/24/2023 4:17:32 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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