Italian Vogue apologizes for slavery trend piece. Digs hole deeper.

What next? Glue-on whip marks?

So many people think American slavery was so long ago. Not so. My husband's grandfather was a slave until the age of eleven...
What I would like to see is the emancipation of Saudi women, Afghan women, and any women who are forced to wear a burka or a nicab, and are forced to marry against their will.

no no no no no no!!! this aint right ya'll!! slavery was not one of humanities high points...dont ever make the mistake and bring it up and use it in popular culture!

I think we should stop being so sensitive to the term "black" "slave" or "ethnic". The slave days for black people in America ended a long time ago, come on people. Stop being so butt hurt about it. And yes, this is coming from a black women. I'm sick and tired of people whining. And to the people who think blacks had it the worst in slave times, you must be smoking some serious drugs because other races have had it just as bad or worse. Open up a history book and read.

What's the next euro fashion craze? Plantation jeans?

You want to do away with racism? Do away with the cause of racism! Otherwise it will go on FOREVER!!

what makes those earrings slave earrings??? im so lost, they look like gold hoops to me, maybe should have just kept it simple lol

No one is saying that every time slavery is mentioned we automatically think one is talking about blacks because of our history. You can interpret the "slaves" they were referring to by the style of the earrings. When you look at those earrings are you thinking Roman slaves or Jewish slaves....No. It's obvious the style their referring to is African. Also interchanging the word ethnic, equating people of ethnic groups with slaves, is wrong in itself.

Its about money and not race. They chose the wrong words. There so many places to buy clothes and other items.

why did they have to call them that?? I mean seriously, we've had oversized bangle earnings since the 70's and now Vogue goes and ruins it for everybody

I think the anti-beautiful press are instigating unrest in the fashion world again.

My great grandpa loved blacks. He cried whenever they had to sell one.

Slavery was not limited to black people in history. Romans enslaved barbarian British, Gauls, Saxons, etc. Arabs and Turkish enslaved Circassians and Christians. All throughout history, all cultures had slavery of some sort. And lets not forget that some black people were sold by black slave traders.

well' let's not hurt anybody's feelings

btw- I find these slave earrings VERY sexy. Im just saying.

you guys are all crazy. You seem like your almost trying to justify slavery because it happened for thousand of years to many different groups. Its not just about the word slavery. Its what happened during the time of slavery that makes it evil. Massacre, Rape (male and female), Human beings up for auction, starvation, beatings, child rape, human beings counted as livestock, cannibalism etc...... These things happen now but at the time it was normal fact is that it happened and we should be ashamed of it, not turn it into a fashion statement. The article was inappropriate.

2 things, if blacks hate slavery so much are they doing JACK about modern day slavery??? or is it just about them???
I or no one I have ever met has owned a slave, I have never met a slave and I am not going to pay for the crimes of those who did PERIOD.
I don't see how naming jewelry is a personal stab at blacks especially if it really was the style of jewelry during the slave trade.

screw 'em-get over it!

they'e saying 'welllll, it wasn't us.....

Stupid is, as stupid does, dam stupid