Beyoncé Wears Blood Diamond in New Tiffany & Co. Campaign; Receives Deserved Backlash

[ionadelfina]

An iconic couple. A prolific artist. Jean-Michel Basquiat’s painting, “Equals Pi” (1982) makes a rare public appearance with two of today’s most respected creative forces, @Beyonce and @sc. #AboutLove #TiffanyAndCo pic.twitter.com/jZM1WbDL69
- Tiffany & Co. (@TiffanyAndCo) August 24, 2021
Beyoncé and her husband are the new ambassadors for jewelry

Comments

[sillyskinny]

"Beyoncé's reps have stated that “Beyonce is aware of the criticism and is disappointed and angry that she wasn’t made aware of questions about its history. She thought that every final detail had been vetted, but now she realizes that the diamond itself was overlooked.”"

How did it take twitter 2 seconds to point out the hypocrisy, but nobody on her team caught it beforehand?

[st_165]

To be honest, having seen how our comms people at the very large organization I work at operate...incompetence knows no bounds lol

[pulseraroja]

they unlocked the code with "the diamond itself was overlooked," honestly can't wait to be on that level of incompetence

[maidenhell]

I like Beyonce, but I don't like this statement. It feels like she is about to blame her team ("somebody's getting fired") when she, herself, should also take accountability for her own brand/business. "She wasn't made aware" ... that's on her.

[rromantic]

A South African diamond more than 140 years old, did she really think there wasn't even the slightest possibility that it wasn't ethically mined? What, did the fairies just dropped it off at Tiffany's all those years ago?

[nutmegdealer]

she never knows about anything problematic she's done until she gets called out on it. she doesn't give a fuck. that's it.

[verlaud]

Mte, not only is she ultimately responsible for her team since she's the boss, but also-- she has access to Google. She could have looked that up her damn self, even.