{"id":6581,"date":"2015-06-29T08:01:57","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T08:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=6581"},"modified":"2015-06-29T08:35:27","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T08:35:27","slug":"controversial-fashion-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/controversial-fashion-show","title":{"rendered":"A Japanese Designer Organizes A Controversial African-Themed Fashion Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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There was one minor problem:\u00a0there were no actual black models.<\/p>\n<h2>Male models walked the runway wearing African-inspired clothing<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18637\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Media-2015-06-28-at-12.07.30-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Media 2015-06-28 at 12.07.30 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"597\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WANNAJEAN\/status\/614445387697426432\/photo\/1\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18638\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Media-2015-06-28-at-12.07.17-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Media 2015-06-28 at 12.07.17 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"896\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WANNAJEAN\/status\/614445387697426432\/photo\/1\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The models who wore these wax fabrics and Masai necklaces were all white<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18636\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Media-2015-06-28-at-12.07.39-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Media 2015-06-28 at 12.07.39 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"666\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WANNAJEAN\/status\/614445387697426432\/photo\/1\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>High-end designer Junya Watanabe, originally the prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of<em> Comme des Gar\u00e7ons\u00a0<\/em>designer Rei Kawakubo, is well known for his avant-garde style. He figures among the most talented designers of our century.<\/p>\n<h2>The absence of black models didn&#8217;t go unnoticed on social media<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #333333\">&#8220;<em>Black culture is popular, black people are not.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Media-2015-06-28-at-12.06.47-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Media 2015-06-28 at 12.06.47 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"570\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Some men were wearing dreadlock wigs&#8230;<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18642\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Media-2015-06-28-at-12.04.50-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Media 2015-06-28 at 12.04.50 PM\" width=\"606\" height=\"407\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WANNAJEAN\/status\/614445387697426432\/photo\/1\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>&#8230; and others, wooden masks and metal spears<\/h2>\n<p>Some of these accessories could be offensive to people and insensitive to the\u00a0dark side of colonialism.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18644\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Media-2015-06-28-at-12.24.50-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Media 2015-06-28 at 12.24.50 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highsnobiety.com\/2015\/06\/27\/junya-watanabe-spring-summer-2016\/#slide-10\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/top-10-most-beautiful-female-african-models\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Top 10 Most Beautiful Female African Models.<\/a><\/h3>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese fashion designer Junya Watanabe recently caused an outcry on social media. 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