It was just a matter of time.
The not-so-brilliant founders of MAC and Rodarte today issued statements of apology for their cosmetics’ unfortunate choice of name. Among the Mexico-inspired cosmetics line ready to be launched, they created a series of blushes, lip glosses, eyeshadows and nail polish in shades of “factory,” “Juarez,” “Ghost town,” “del Norte,” and “quinceañera.”
You either have to be a moron, or a complete tofu-brain as my friend says, to come up with that. But either way, you can read both companies’ one-graph apologies here:
What is next? The Mexico City-inspired “kidnapper tote bag” or the “drive-by shooting pumps”?
Extortion Blush? Car Bomb Eye Liner? Cruz Roja Lip Gloss?
Wow, the possibilities are endless!
Extorsion Blush has got to be my favorite….!
Forever I have referred to Mexico as a place to go to the Beach for Vacation, A great Place to see an ancient History and most of all a place to that celebrates the Day Of the Dead. It is only now that the evil that has gone unnoticed by popular media that this could be viewed as wrong. The border towns have always been infested with ritualistic styled murders and other acts of evil including but not limited to Slave Trade and Drugs. I would have labeled it Dia De Los Muertos NOT Juarez as that name singles out one area! I am still curious why they chose Juarez as the name. Many people and Cultures celebrate this holiday and why single out a place like Juarez? WHAT ABOUT ANCHOR BABY BASE?
If you would like to see MAC and Rodarte do more for the women of Juarez then there is a petition you can sign:
http://bit.ly/macrodartepetition
This petition calls for MAC/Rodarte to donate ALL PROFITS from the Fall collection and help raise global awareness of the violence and exploitation of women in Juarez. They can and ought to do more for the women of Juarez.
Thank you to everyone that supports this cause. xx