22. Balenciaga Bulls*t

On episode 22 of The Carousel podcast, social media expert Nathan Baker (@NateyBakes) joins me to discuss the recent Balenciaga controversy, various World Cup virtue signaling, NHL trans fixation, Tampax, and his experiences representing Twitter advertisers.

Here’s the tweet that launched the Balenciaga controversy, pointing out various ways the company seems to be sexualizing children and hinting at pedophilia.

shoe @shoe0nhead

the brand "Balenciaga" just did a uh..... interesting... photoshoot for their new products recently which included a very purposely poorly hidden court document about 'virtual child porn' normal stuff

The mainstream media’s “response” story, calling the whole thing absurd, which is a bit strange given that Balenciaga has already apologized and removed the campaigns: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/balenciaga-child-ad-conspiracy-theory

Various World Cup virtue signaling at team country anthems:

England kneels “because inclusion is important”: https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/why-england-players-kneeling-world-cup-2022-games/blt8b8180acc7d4638e

Germany covers its mouth:

Russian Market @runews

Germany football players covered their mouths with their hands before the match against Japan. So they protested against the ban on wearing One Love rainbow headbands, symbolizing support for equality and inclusiveness. https://t.co/lBuXRlhUtP

Iran doesn’t sing album: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/fears-grow-iran-players-may-face-reprisals-for-not-singing-national-anthem-world-cup-2022-qatar

NHL trans tweet:

NHL @NHL

@BlueMountian12 Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Nonbinary identity is real.

Controversial Tampax tweet:

New York Post @nypost

Tampax faces backlash over crude tweet which 'sexualizes women' trib.al/szVN7La

Calvin Klein Creepy Banned Ad (Mistakenly referred to as Levi's on the cast):

YouTube link to show!