Italian fashion brand Dolce& Gabbana (DG) was accused of racial discrimination and insulting China in November 2018 for its “Chopsticks for Dinner” promotional video. The Instagram user who exposed D&G’s insult to China recently posted that he was sued by D&G for the incident in the previous year and demanded 4 million euros (about HK$37 million) for his losses.
The IG user involved Diet_Prada said last Thursday (4), early 2019, DG to the court for defamation, and demanded compensation to the brand and the brand founder. Diet_Prada said that at the Time was to criticize the publicity film on the stereotypes of Chinese women and sex discrimination, while revealing that the other party had made anti-Asian remarks on social platforms, that they deserve to defend their The court has recently submitted a reply.
Diet_Prada said that with the growing hatred of Asians in American society, it is no longer appropriate to remain silent about a lawsuit that jeopardizes their freedom of expression; it also said that they are also a small company whose founder is also a person of color and wants to raise their voice against racial discrimination.
On November 21, 2018, DG planned a major fashion exhibition in Shanghai, and a promotional video featuring an Asian-faced model chopsticks eating pizza and spaghetti was questioned by netizens for discriminating against traditional Chinese Culture and deliberately vilifying Chinese characters. After the incident, several Chinese models and guests announced their cancellation of participation in the DG event, and designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana later released an apology video on the brand’s official website.
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