The 10 Most Controverisal Shine Stories of 2012

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After seeing the Asian-inspired mesh teddy-and-accessories set, a blogger named Jacinto wrote: "It's the kind of overt racism masked behind claims of inspired fashion and exploring sexual fantasy that makes my skin crawl." Shine readers disagreed.

"How on earth is this racist?" commented "Megan." "There simply using another culture as an inspiration for this unfortunate outfit. They're ... more 

Photo by: Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret geisha lingerie

After seeing the Asian-inspired mesh teddy-and-accessories set, a blogger named Jacinto wrote: "It's the kind of overt racism masked behind claims of inspired fashion and exploring sexual fantasy that makes my skin crawl." Shine readers disagreed.

"How on earth is this racist?" commented "Megan." "There simply using another culture as an inspiration for this unfortunate outfit. They're not saying that this is how all Asian women dress or something."

"I'm sorry but she's calling racism on an outfit based on traditional clothing?" asked "Ndoki." "Isn't ALL clothing based off something that's already been done? By this logic corsets and garters and most lingerie would be racist to the French, or other various countries of origin…I've never seen someone so offended at having an icon of a culture portrayed as sexy. I'd take that as a compliment. less