LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on outrage over a Dior ad campaign for its Sauvage fragrance that featured a Native American dancer and symbols (all times local):
3:20 p.m.
Dior is facing widespread criticism for an advertising campaign that Native Americans say perpetuates stereotypes.
Dior consulted with the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Americans for Indian Opportunity on the campaign.
Executive director Laura Harris says the group sought to ensure Native American artists, actors and writers were included in the campaign to educate production teams. She says the controversy will start an international conversation about contemporary Native Americans.
Others like Dallas Goldtooth of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota say the ad is romanticizing Native Americans as relics of the past. He says the ad doesn't benefit Native people; it simply creates buzz for the French luxury goods company.
Goldtooth says no one will take Native Americans seriously if they're continually portrayed as mystical and wearing feathers and fringe.
___
2:30 p.m.
Dior has deleted ads from its social media accounts promoting its Sauvage fragrance that had prompted criticism because of their use of Native American culture.
A video on Twitter featuring a Native American dancer and an Instagram post explaining the campaign that was crafted with Native American consultants were deleted hours after they were called out for cultural misappropriation and being insensitive.
The company has not responded to an email seeking comment on the ads or their deletion. One of the deleted posts had promised more details about the fragrance and campaign on Monday.
Johnny Depp is the celebrity face of the Sauvage brand, and the fate of a film he recorded to promote it is unclear.
___
1:30 p.m.
A new ad for a Dior men's fragrance called Sauvage has sparked outrage for its use of Native American culture and symbols.
The French luxury goods company posted a trailer Friday of a Native American dancer and promised more details about the fragrance on Monday. Another post, on Instagram, noted the campaign was developed along with Native American consultants. But the ad continued to receive heavy criticism for being insensitive and having an offensive name.
Sauvage in French has a variety of meanings, including wild, unspoiled and savage.
Critics also decried the involvement of Johnny Depp, who is the celebrity face of the fragrance and stars in a film promoting Sauvage.
A message sent to Dior seeking comment about the reaction to the ad was not immediately returned.
Before you consider Enveric Biosciences, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Enveric Biosciences wasn't on the list.
While Enveric Biosciences currently has a "hold" rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
MarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for September 2024. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link below to see which companies made the list.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.