Why Bella Hadid?s Nike Photo Is Deeply Unsettling
 

Bella Hadid has shared a photo from her latest shoot with Nike, which shows her posing with recently-departed Givenchy designer, Riccardo Tisci, wearing not much more than his NikeLab Dunk Lux Chukka trainers.

Bella is a grown woman - she can do whatever she wants - and I certainly have no problem with any adult deciding to wear little more than their trainers and a crop top, should they so choose.

But when I saw this image my initial reaction was to wince.

There are a number of reasons this image makes me deeply uncomfortable - mainly to do with the mise en scène (bear with me).

The way this shot has been set up creates a deeply unsettling power dynamic: Bella is perched on Riccardo?s knee - an infantilising position to be in - and he, the legendary designer, is presenting her to the camera.

Bella is also a legend in her own right, but here she is displayed as a trophy akin to Riccardo?s trainers.

Riccardo is covered from neck-to-toe in a dark polo neck jumper and straight leg trousers, which nicely set off his white Nikes. This contrasts starkly with the acres of Bella?s flesh on show, which is covered only by her trainers, a crop top and Riccardo?s arms.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman choosing to pose for a photographer in any state of undress. But, in a situation where Bella is wearing items Riccardo has designed, why is he not similarly exposed?

That?s not all, once you look beyond Riccardo and Bella themselves, there is also something rather disturbing about their surroundings.

The words ?No Exit? can be seen scrawled on the lift doors just above Riccardo?s head - implying that it isn?t only his arms holding Bella in place should she wish to run, jump, walk or indeed make any movement the trainers are designed for.

From a sports brand that has brought us progressive visions of women and the power of their physicality, such as their FKA Twigs and Serena Williams led campaigns, this portrayal of male power and female submissiveness is seriously disappointing.

Especially when NikeLab choose to display their male ranges in a much more dynamic manner.

Why Bella Hadid's Half-Naked Nike Photo Is Deeply Unsettling | The Huffington Post

So some woman gets about a million for sitting on a guys lap, and some other woman get offended.

I think the photo is fine as it is, but of course you can see these things you mentioned. No need for conspiracy theories, but I accept your point.

Unsettling, wtf. Huffington post, spreading the worthless feminist liberal agenda.

This is the stage the feminists are at, they have run out of real things to worry about :2 cents:

Maybe it's photos like these that stopped Hillary getting voted in :upsidedow :winkwink:

I'm posting Huff Post to see what the posters here think about it :2 cents:

These is how Huff Post wants future Nike adverts to look

so huffington took a day off trump to dump on nike?

Uuuuhhh???

God damn people. Buy the shoes or dont. Stop reading into shit that is not there.

This thread is completely futile :stoned

She does look like an object / accessory but as long as she's agreeing and not a minor, it doesn't really bother me :)

Breaking news: the fashion industry is misogynist.

These skinny moody "models" upset me

I always find it interesting when a feminist hates on another woman for making choices that she may not agree with.

That article is a ridiculous observation. It's a girl sitting on a guy's lap.

Feminism is on the business of reading too much into anything now ...

What a fucking waste of words !

HuffPost, lost interest after finding out it was a post from those dicks

It's a damn picture. Dafuq.

Tisci, who’s a favorite of the Kardashian family and Bella Hadid average in looks with a ultra-rich daddy. I'm not feeling this.

Articles like that are why Trump won.

Her and her sister are a couple puffy botox faced dogs.

They will be out in a few years.

Is this really the face of a healthy 21 year old girl??? Please.

If sickly and unhealthy is the new "in look", then she has it.

Laugh lines at 21??


http://celebgalaxy.com/wp-content/up...eup-selfie.jpg

Actually those lines are caused by all the cock she has sucked along the way to the top.

this is why you dont do coke

OMG now dumb libs are whining about the way a model poses. a pic from a PC corporation, posing a PC model...

it never ends with the whining liberal left. EVERYTHING is offensive.

when will you dumb libs snap out of it & say enough is enough? you already have dumb libs eating their own, like remember julia rancic & amy schumer, both got attacked by liberals, even though they are liberals just expressing themselves.

you dumb libs even eat your own kind!

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:1orglaugh :1orglaugh ...

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she can show us more