The Balenciaga Files (Part Two)
Eating For Free
Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson
4.8 • 536 Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2022
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
In the final installment of our series on Balenciaga, we look past the right wing fundamentalist conspiracy theories and instead explore the haunting images of photographer Gabriele Galimberti. Through our investigation into his work and legacy, we ask: Where will all the good art go when Christian nationalists tighten their grip on the media and artistic reproduction?
We also would like to preface that this episode concerns frank and serious discussions about sexual assault and gun violence.
Links:
- 'Pedophiles' banner hung in front of Texas Balenciaga store after controversial ad campaign [CHRON]
- Balenciaga drops $25M suit against producers of controversial campaign [Page Six]
- As Balenciaga faces backlash over its bondage-themed campaign featuring children, FEMAIL reveals its controversial history - from fetish masks to bizarre horror-themed ads [Daily Mail]
- Where's Kering As Apologies From Balenciaga And Demna Fall Flat? [Forbes]
- No, This Is Not a 'Human Skin Jacket' from Balenciaga [Snopes]
- No, This Isn't a Real Photo of Balenciaga Stylist Lotta Volkova [Snopes]
- Gabriele Galimberti Website
About:
Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Growing outrage over the Hollywood celebrities that refuse to speak out about fashion powerhouse |
| 0:06.1 | Balenciaga's controversial ads. |
| 0:08.6 | Featuring children holding teddy bears clad in bondage outfits, celebrities with ties to the brand |
| 0:14.2 | have been silent, including Nicole Kidman, Duelipa, and Salma Hayek, who is married to the billionaire |
| 0:19.6 | CEO of the fashion brand's |
| 0:21.7 | parent company. |
| 0:22.7 | Come on, if you know the words, let's go. |
| 0:25.2 | What do I think of her? |
| 0:26.0 | Yes. |
| 0:27.9 | I don't think of her. |
| 0:28.9 | Bitch. |
| 0:30.9 | Bless a red wine and a swish up. |
| 0:33.5 | I think you get the bitch, bitch, bitch. |
| 0:35.4 | Here I go. |
| 0:36.0 | Oh, oh, oh. |
| 0:40.3 | Ready about down to the New York fucking post. |
| 0:43.5 | Hello. |
| 0:44.4 | Hello, hello, hello. |
| 0:47.5 | So we're recording from an undisclosed location in a secret bunker in a warehouse, in a black facility that has been erased from |
| 0:58.2 | Google images. |
| 0:59.3 | Yeah, if you track the IP and look it up on Google Maps, it'll be purposely blurt out and |
| 1:03.8 | pixelated within miles. |
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