Calvin Klein Under
Fire for Overtly Sexual Ad Campaign: ‘This Is F*cking Disgusting’
by Jerome Hudson 11 May 2016
Calvin Klein’s new
butt cheek-baring underwear ad, featuring an up-the-skirt shot
of 22-year-old Danish actress Klara Kristin, is becoming a PR
nightmare for the controversial clothing company.
The clothier’s Instagram account posted a racy picture with a
caption that reads, “I flash in #mycalvins.” The backlash came
quickly, as several commenters called the ad “disgusting,” while others
suggested that the photo was “porno.”
“This is disgusting,” said one Instagram commenter.
“This is full on porno! Disgusting,” said another.
Other outraged commenters reacted with utter shock,
calling the ad “F*cking disgusting.”
Indeed, across social media, reaction to Calvin Klein’s
spring 2016 campaign was brutal.
Several Twitter users argued that Kristin appeared to
be underage in the photo, which would appeal to pedophiles.
“Exactly when did paedophiles become your target
audience?” one Twitter user said.
“This is so offensive to victims of molestation.”
And those Twitter users responding to the Calvin Klein
tweet panned it as “gross” and “awful.”
The ad campaign also features model Kendall Jenner
holding a grapefruit with the caption, “I eat in #mccalvins.”
“Does that grapefruit remind you of a specific part of
the female anatomy? (Hint: vagina.),” wrote
Esquire’s Johnathan Evans.
Interestingly enough, Calvin Klein has been accused of
potentially peddling in child pornography for decades.
In 1995, Bill Clinton’s Justice Department
launched
an FBI investigation into
whether photos depicting a young girl in a short skirt — in
several provocative poses — violated federal decency laws.
In 1980, Calvin Klein introduced a controversial ad
campaign starring a then-15-year-old Brooke
Shields.
Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein is
the founder of Calvin Klein, Inc.,
and a designer for the Calvin Klein
Collection, and was married to Kelly
Klein.
Note: Calvin Klein,
Inc. was a duplex owner at 55
Central Park West, New York.
Marc
Lasry is a duplex owner at 55
Central Park West, New York, a member of the Kappa Beta Phi, married to Cathy
Lasry, was a signer for the March
2008 letter re: Democratic super delegates, a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation, a chairman for the Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc., and Barack
Obama’s guest at the February 2015 private White House dinner.
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Clinton, ‘He’ll do a Hell of a Good Job’ (Researcher’s note: Ken Langone’s
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is a member of the Kappa Beta Phi,
and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary
& Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
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was a funder for the Bill, Hillary &
Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and is a director at Facebook.
Facebook
acquired Instagram.
Kevin Systrom is
the founder of Instagram, a director
at the Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and was
an intern at Twitter Inc.
Hillary Rodham
Clinton was a director at the Wal-Mart
Stores Inc., a director at the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and is the candidate for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential
campaign.
Ready
PAC (Ready For Hillary)
supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham
Clinton presidential campaign.
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plc was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
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was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc,
a deputy attorney general for the U.S.
Department of Justice, and is a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is
a division of the U.S. Department of
Justice.
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Buell was a signer for the March
2008 letter re: Democratic super delegates, and a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation.
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Foundation.
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Forester de Rothschild was a signer for the March 2008 letter re: Democratic super delegates, and a funder for
the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation.
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was a signer for the March 2008 letter
re: Democratic super delegates, and a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Christopher G.
Korge was a signer for the March
2008 letter re: Democratic super delegates, and a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation.
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was a signer for the March 2008 letter
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Foundation.
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Schwartz was a signer for the March
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Foundation.
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a signer for the March 2008 letter re:
Democratic super delegates, and a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
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Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Doctors Without Borders.
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Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for
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Foundation
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Children's Zone, and the International
Rescue Committee.
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Foundation was a funder for the Doctors
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Promise, and an apartment owner at 55
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Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem
Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin
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ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue
Committee.
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is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter,
and was the chief of staff for the Robin
Hood Foundation.
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Foundation raised money for the Hurricane
Sandy relief.
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Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund is a relief organization for Hurricane Sandy.
Mary Pat
Christie is the chair for the Hurricane
Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, married to Christopher J. Christie, the president of the Drumthwacket Foundation, and Cam
Henderson was her chief of staff.
Christopher
J. Christie is married to Mary Pat
Christie, an honorary chairman for the Drumthwacket
Foundation, the New Jersey state
government governor, and was the candidate for the 2016 Chris Christie presidential campaign.
Drumthwacket
Foundation maintains the governor's mansion for the New Jersey state government.
James J. Florio
was a New Jersey state government
governor, and a director at the Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
Donald
Trump was a donor for the Drumthwacket
Foundation, a chairman for the Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc., a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, is the candidate
for the 2016 Donald Trump presidential
campaign, and the chairman for the Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
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Lasry was a chairman for the Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc., a signer for the March 2008 letter re: Democratic super delegates, a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation, Barack Obama’s guest
at the February 2015 private White House dinner, is a member of the Kappa Beta Phi, a duplex owner at 55 Central Park West, New York, and
married to Cathy Lasry.
Calvin Klein,
Inc. was a duplex owner at 55
Central Park West, New York.
Calvin Klein is
the founder of Calvin Klein, Inc.,
and a designer for the Calvin Klein
Collection, and was married to Kelly
Klein.
Kelly Klein was
married to Calvin Klein, and is a
director at the Hampton Classic Horse
Show.
Georgina
Bloomberg is a director at the Hampton
Classic Horse Show, and Michael R.
Bloomberg’s daughter.
Calvin
Klein Collection is a subsidiary of Calvin
Klein, Inc.
Francisco Costa
is a creative director at the Calvin
Klein Collection, and a friend of Desiree
G. Rogers.
Desiree G. Rogers
is a friend of Francisco Costa, a
friend of Valerie B. Jarrett, a member
of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a
friend of Michelle Obama, and was a White
House social secretary for the Barack
Obama administration.
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is a friend of Desiree G. Rogers
& Michelle Obama, a senior
adviser for the Barack Obama
administration, and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
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a friend of Desiree G. Rogers & Valerie B. Jarrett, the first lady for
the Barack Obama administration, was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and
an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
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the president of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, and counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow
is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP, Marc Lasry was his guest at
the February 2015 private White House dinner.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE
Campaign.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue
Committee.
Susan Patricof
is an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee, and was a signer on the March 2008
letter re: Democratic super delegates.
Maureen White is
a director at the International Rescue
Committee, was a board of overseers chair for the International Rescue Committee, and a signer on the March 2008 letter re: Democratic super
delegates.
Cathy
Lasry was a director at the International
Rescue Committee, a signer on the March
2008 letter re: Democratic super delegates, and is married to Marc Lasry.
Marc
Lasry is married to Cathy Lasry,
a duplex owner at 55 Central Park West,
New York, a member of the Kappa Beta
Phi, was a signer for the March 2008
letter re: Democratic super delegates, a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation, a chairman for the Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc., and Barack Obama’s guest at the February
2015 private White House dinner.
Calvin Klein,
Inc. was a duplex owner at 55
Central Park West, New York.
Calvin Klein is
the founder of Calvin Klein, Inc.,
and a designer for the Calvin Klein Collection,
and was married to Kelly Klein.
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