Current Events > Transgender model fired for racist Facebook post, demands a boycott

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Transgender model Munroe Bergdorf made history earlier this week when it was announced that she would be the face of a L'Oréal UK campaign. But after attention was called to her Facebook post on racism following the events in Charlottesville, Va., the cosmetics corporation decided to let her go.

"Honestly I don't have energy to talk about the racial violence of white people any more. Yes ALL white people," Bergdorf wrote in the post. "Because most of ya'll don't even realise or refuse to acknowledge that your existence, privilege and success as a race is built on the backs, blood and death of people of colour. Your entire existence is drenched in racism. From micro-aggressions to terrorism, you guys built the blueprint for this s***."

Following backlash, L'Oréal removed a promotional video for Bergdorf's campaign, which focused on diversity, from its official YouTube page and tweeted out that it had ended its partnership with the model.

Bergdorf has since spoken out about parting ways with the company, saying in a Facebook post that her words were taken out of context and that she was disappointed in L'Oréal's response.

"If L'Oreal truly wants to offer empowerment to underrepresented women, then they need to acknowledge THE REASON why these women are underrepresented within the industry in the first place," Bergdorf wrote. "This reason is discrimination - an action which punches down from a place of social privilege. We need to talk about why women of colour were and still are discriminated against within the industry, not just see them as a source of revenue."

"This makeup brand cares about nothing but MONEY. I urge you to boycot L'Oréal Paris. I can't express how disappointed I am in the entire team in dealing with misquotes that were entirely placed out of context."

The rest of her tirade against L'Oréal is in the link, along with Twitter users defending her and her racist comments.

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/amp/l-oreal-drops-transgender-model-after-all-white-people-racism-n798096
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at least you managed to use the proper pronouns in this one TC. I'm going to put a sticker next to your name on the chart. :o
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

at least you managed to use the proper pronouns in this one TC. I'm going to put a sticker next to your name on the chart. :o

wut?
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iPhone_7 posted...

OpheliaAdenade posted...

at least you managed to use the proper pronouns in this one TC. I'm going to put a sticker next to your name on the chart. :o

wut?

CE has a real problem with referring to trans people with their proper pronouns. :v You managed to contain yourself so you earned yourself a sticker.

Once you get 5 stickers you can redeem them for some chicken tenders.
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I'm no hero.


*spreads cape, leaps & glides away*
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2017 and skin color still pisses people off.

Know what? I'm proud to be white. I was born innocent. I've remained as such.
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Sayoria posted...

2017 and skin color still pisses people off.

Know what? I'm proud to be white. I was born innocent. I've remained as such.

You're a virgin say? :o

I too am nervous about giving up my virtue one day.
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This is why you don't act like a CEman in real life.

(or CEgal, in her case)
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inb4 i lose my virginity before say
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

Sayoria posted...

2017 and skin color still pisses people off.

Know what? I'm proud to be white. I was born innocent. I've remained as such.

You're a virgin say? :o

I too am nervous about giving up my virtue one day.

Yes, I am.

Kaname_Madoka posted...

inb4 i lose my virginity before say

Probably will.
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