Welcome to Breakpoint. Before we talk about an ad campaign that shocked the world, I want

to invite you to support the work and ministry of Breakpoint. These daily commentaries help

Christians think about culture from a Christian worldview. To support Breakpoint and the Colson

Center here at year end, please visit colsoncenter.org-slash-dicember. That's colsoncenter.org-slash-dicember.

Well, the world of high fashion is certainly strange. For example, at the 2021 Met Gala,

singer-songwriter Frank Ocean carried a green robotic baby wherever he went.

Jim Nissamone-Biles wore a crystal-studded dress that was so heavy. It took six men to help her

up the stairs. And Kim Kardashian wore a head-to-toe black body suit that even covered her face.

Well, turning heads and then calling an art is nothing new, but there are lines that even the

edgeiest refused to cross. Back in November, the Paris-based fashion brand, Bill and Siage,

released back-to-back ad campaigns that featured blatant references to child pornography violence

and sadomasochism. One of the ads featured a toddler holding a stuffed animal dressed in sexual

clothing. To remove all doubt about Bill and Siage's intentions, a final photo featured a purse

partially covering a printed Supreme Court opinion from a case called United States V Williams.

That was a case that dealt with child pornography in the First Amendment. To say that Bill and Siage

is an important player in the fashion industry is an understatement. They've dressed everyone

from the Kardashians to Rihanna to Nicole Kidment to Justin Bieber. The most charitable interpretation

of these ad campaigns is that they hope to sell more clothing, but given the various elements

intentionally placed in these ads, not to mention the hyper scrutiny typically afforded ad campaigns

of luxury companies, the more likely interpretation is far more disturbing. And for a group that so often

claims the mantle of champions of social justice, the silence from celebrities about this whole story

was deafening. It was only after Tucker Carlson covered the story that Kim Kardashian spoke out

...