Elle Magazine's German branch is under a lot of fire for their newest issue for both a headline many are feeling is racist and for mixing up the name of two black models.
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Elle Magazine Faces Backlash For 'Racist' 'Black Is Back' Issue
Supermodel Naomi Campbell took to her Instagram to point out the issues.
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Naomi shared pictures of the pages on her Instagram, saying, "This makes me so sad to see this, @bethannhardison @the_real_iman and I are here if you are not clear on the guide lines of diversity..."
"Your mistake, it is highly insulting in every way."
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"You go further to say that BACK TO BLACK, even if you meant the fashion it’s misleading on your headline," Naomi continued.
"I’ve said countless of times we are not a TREND."
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"We are here to STAY. It’s ok to celebrate models of color but please do it in an ELEGANT and RESPECTFUL way."
Naomi then discussed how insulting it was to mislabel one of the models.
She said, "I too in my career have seen pictures of others models called me just because of the color of our skin," and added, "Do you know what it feels like to do the job and not even be given the right name credit ? Very disappointing to say the least."
People were not happy.
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What do you think? Should Elle Germany have watched their wording, or is the reaction too extreme?
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