Virtual supermodels becoming a staple in fashion

[milotic2]

https://t.co/lBvDivCsc8

Virtual supermodels in the fashion industry. Digital models like Miquela Sousa and Shudu Gram are becoming increasingly popular on social media and are turning into influencers, social media celebrities. #Fashion #VirtualModels
- Maraaz.Com (@Maraazcom) January 12, 2021
Digital models like Miquela Sousa and Shudu Gram are

Comments

[sandstorm]

That's actually pretty cool

[pikapika217]

Conceptually? Yes. But there's something a lil off about a white man creating an idealized black woman and profiting from it. If this was a black woman doing this/who created her I'd be all for it tho.

[sandstorm]

True tbh bc you know there's a black woman out there who can do this. This is in the same vein as making Sims Mods.

[pikapika217]

or even actual black women getting these opportunities

[fernandocolunga]

along real supermodel Bella Hadid
huh

[xtinkerbellax]

Thanks I hate it.

[black_swan87]

There are so many actual living breathing black models they could hire but no let’s get the computers

[black_swan87]

Related since it’s fashion but I’ve been boredom reading the repladies Reddit and the people there are so weird. They really think they’re shaking the table by wearing a fake Chanel bag they paid $800 for

[umilicious]

I worry that racists will try to absolve themselves by allowing their non-black models to pose with black digital models and claiming points for “representation”

[fleurs_sauvage7]

It’s already happening.

[pikapika217]

Food for thought-

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/shudu-gram-is-a-white-mans-digital-projection-of-real-life-black-womanhood

[pikapika217]

This article too - https://www.boredpanda.com/3d-black-model-shudu-cameron-james-wilson/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

[stf_ugh]

Thank you for these!

[bellwetherr]

yes this is such a concern of mine

why should we celebrate idealized forms of a woman's body created by men?