COMS 427 Blog Post 4 Dolce & Gabbana and the need for media literacy
Image source: https://www.pinkvilla.com/fashion/celebrity-style/dolce-gabbana-show-200-employees-held-chinese-police-passports-seized-432334 On November 22, 2018, Italian fashion brand Dolce and Gabbana drew fury from its Chinese customer base after its co-founder, Stefano Gabbana was exposed to be using racist slurs on Instagram. This was not a one-time affair, the brand's founders have a history of being homophobic , transphobic , and racist . Considering Chinese buyers now make up 1/3 of luxury retail sales , this is not a good move for Dolce and Gabbana, who have started trending on Chinese social media platform, Weibo. Image source: https://footwearnews.com/2018/fashion/news/dolce-gabbana-founders-apologize-weibo-youtube-video-1202709870/ In response to this, Dolce and Gabbana have released an apology on YouTube and Weibo in which they apologize for their actions. However, many fans are still upset, and have started a viral trend on Weibo of ...
