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Marc Jacobs Used Rainbow Dreadlocks At Recent Show, And Social Media Is Freaking The F Out
Two years ago, his models wore no makeup. Last winter, black lips and Goth lipliner raised eyebrows.
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Each season, Marc Jacobs closes New York fashion week and always manages to cause a scene. But for his spring/summer 2017 show on Thursday, he caused a scandal by decking out his predominantly white models in rainbow-dyed dreadlocks.
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Twitter went into overdrive, providing a nearly instantaneous backlash:
so now I have to stop carrying my Marc Jacobs bag. Oh well
— Desi (@DesiLinda1) September 16, 2016
Black women straightening their hair isn’t appropriation, it’s assimilation. A means for survival. Fuck Marc Jacobs.
— L. (@omglaurstfu) September 16, 2016
You ain’t shit Marc Jacobs, never been shit. I ain’t forget about your foundation bullshit too. t.co/81xgEEcigx
— Shimmy (@ShimShimmy) September 16, 2016
We’re supposed shut up and sit down cause Marc Jacobs only included 1 black model. You done lost your rabbit ass mind.
— #WeMatter? (@TheMelaninPlug) September 16, 2016
Who’s in charge of Dr.Seuss’s “The Grinch” as of now because marc jacobs slaughtered mad grinch fingers for his fashion show props hairstyle
— DeVante S. Porter (@AhChieveGolds) September 16, 2016
Marc Jacobs took to Instagram to comment on the controversy, and ill-advisedly used the “I don’t see color or race” line:
“TO ALL WHO CRY ‘CULTURAL APPROPRIATION’ OR WHATEVER NONSENSE ABOUT ANY RACE OR SKIN COLOR WEARING THEIR HAIR IN ANY PARTICULAR STYLE OR MANNER- FUNNY HOW YOU DON’T CRITICIZE WOMEN OF COLOR FOR STRAIGHTENING THEIR HAIR. I RESPECT AND AM INSPIRED BY PEOPLE AND HOW THEY LOOK. I DON’T SEE COLOR OR RACE- I SEE PEOPLE. I’M SORRY TO READ THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO NARROW MINDED… LOVE IS THE ANSWER. APPRECIATION OF ALL AND INSPIRATION FROM ANYWHERE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. THINK ABOUT IT”
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Prior to the show, several people predicted this outcome:
*sits back and waits for my timeline to fall apart once they see Marc Jacobs is featuring a dreadlock only runway. pic.twitter.com/GvuQBu3fFb
— Colin Anderson (@BallinWithColin) September 15, 2016
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