U.K. bans FKA twigs’ Calvin Klein ad for portraying her as a ‘stereotypical sexual object’

Nearly a year after its release, FKA twigs’ Calvin Klein ad has been banned by the U.K. for portraying her as “stereotypical sexual object.” FKA twigs’ Calvin Klein Nearly a year after the British hitmaker appeared in an April 2023 Calvin Klein campaign, the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Agency banned an The ASA banned FKA twigs’ ad, saying that it presented her as “a stereotypical sexual object.” Per the Guardian, two people complained about the The ASA further alleged that the singer’s underwear ad was “irresponsible and likely to cause serious offence.” The ruling states that the image “must not appear again” in its current form. The two people who filed the complaint also pointed to Calvin Klein In a statement shared with the outlet, Calvin Klein shot down the ASA’s ruling, saying, “The images were not vulgar and were of two confident and empowered women who had chosen to identify with the Calvin Klein brand, and the ads contained a progressive and enlightened message.” The fashion brand described the images as “natural and neutral” and said that both FKA twigs and Jenner had been collaborators in their ads. Meanwhile, “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White’s new Calvin Klein campaign has caused a frenzy across the internet, garnering mass attention for the Golden Globe winner — attention he doesn’t seem entirely comfortable with. On Sunday, after White scored his second consecutive Golden Globe for the popular FX series “The Bear” — again for best actor in a television series — the actor told reporters that it was “bizarre” doing a Calvin Klein ad, and that it’s been even more bizarre having it launch the way it did.