celeb news Mowalola under fire for using Saudi Arabian flag for skirt design

[SmittenCake]

 

Mowalola Ogunlesi is a Nigerian-born fashion designer and singer working and living in London. She is known for working with a wide variety of textiles such as leather and PVC to produce non-traditional silhouettes inspired by Nigerian and London youth culture.

 

She's recently faced scrutiny and has apologized for using the Saudi Arabian flag on a design.

 

 

 

 

her response:

 

 

 

Even after being jaded at first, she has issued an apology but is still met with rampant racism from sports fan accounts and now her career could be in jeopardy. 

 

some online responses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the meantime, make sure to support her latest BRATZ doll line

 

 

 

[Revolution]

It's not like Saudi Arabia respects other people. We can only reciprocate.

[SmittenCake]

19 minutes ago, Revolution said:

It's not like Saudi Arabia respects other people. We can only reciprocate.

They're also fine with how China has Muslims held in prison camps. Actually, a few Gulf States are content with what's going on. No outrage for that, though. 

[Archetype]

She should apologize for being a horrible designer

[Domination]

Outrage culture needs to die and so does apologizing for nothing.

Edited September 17, 2023 by Domination

[Devin]

Ugly country = ugly skirts 

she’s kinda on brand there.

[Doogle]

As if anyone should care what Saudi Arabia the pinnacle of human rights thinks on disrespect

[nostalgic]

Perpetual victimhood 

[truthteller]

I can’t tell if it’s the design that’s ugly or the concept behind it  but the left side design is way worse

Edited September 17, 2023 by truthteller

[Navy4Life]

I mean she knew exactly what she was doing because here we are talking about it and her when 20 minutes ago nobody knew who she was

[BOOMBAYAH]

Fashion Twitter was on her neck for this but they support every other collection that has Catholic imagery and motifs. It’s outrage culture at its finest lol. 

[glitch]

I'm more offended at how ugly the dress is

[Daddy]

Always laughing at religious places being pressed over nothing.

[Starfish]

Oh, Saudi Arabia is offended? Good. 

[Bey'Knight]

I’m sorry that that happened of happy the anti-Saudi brigade but … I’ve never heard of this woman but her name is U*N*I*Q*U*E (that’s what you are), and not in the Hollywood sense of giving babies trademark-able nonsense, it actually has a meaning