{"id":4614,"date":"2018-11-21T13:33:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T13:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/dg-apologise-over-instagram-hacks-amid-racism-accusations\/"},"modified":"2018-11-21T13:33:20","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T13:33:20","slug":"dg-apologise-over-instagram-hacks-amid-racism-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/dg-apologise-over-instagram-hacks-amid-racism-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"D&G apologise over Instagram ‘hacks’ amid racism accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dolce & Gabbana has apologised for posts on its Instagram account written in response to its latest ad campaign.<\/p>\n

The Italian fashion house said its and co-founder Stefano Gabbana’s accounts were hacked and used to criticise Chinese people.<\/p>\n

“We have nothing but respect for China and the people of China,” the apology message<\/a> read.<\/p>\n

The brand is already in hot water over its #DGLovesChina campaign, which has been accused of racism.<\/p>\n

Gabbana also apologised, posting a screenshot on Instagram<\/a> of offensive messages he claims were sent by a hacker abusing his account. <\/p>\n

D&G posted three videos this week of a Chinese model eating Italian foods like pizza and pasta with chopsticks.<\/p>\n

These videos are available to view on Instagram but were taken down from Chinese social media network Weibo less than 24 hours after they were posted.<\/p>\n

According to digital publication Jing Daily<\/a>, which covers luxury consumer trends in China, the videos made “big mistakes in tone and taste”.<\/p>\n

It said the campaign had been criticised for “trivialising China’s centuries-old culture and depicting Chinese women in a stereotypical and even racist way” by users on social media. <\/p>\n

The use of split-up chopsticks was also criticised for being improper and disrespectful.<\/p>\n

D&G is yet to apologise for the campaign, which was to have been accompanied by a catwalk show in Shanghai on Wednesday that has now been cancelled. <\/p>\n

“Boycott Dolce” has also been discussed on Weibo more than 18,000 times, according to Jing Daily.<\/p>\n

The website Business of Fashion<\/a> said the decision to cancel the show had been taken by Chinese authorities.<\/p>\n

A number of high-profile Chinese celebrities had announced they would not attend.<\/p>\n

“I love my mother country,” actress Li Bingbing told her 42 million fans. <\/p>\n

“Our mother country is more important than anything,” said the management of Wang Junkai, a singer in boy band TFBoys, who also withdrew. <\/p>\n

Actor Talu Wang wrote on Weibo: “Respect is more important than anything.”<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time the high-end brand has been accused of racism towards China.<\/p>\n

Last April they posted a campaign on Weibo<\/a> that showed impoverished people in run-down areas of Beijing pictured with D&G models ahead of a catwalk show in the city.<\/p>\n

The pictures were criticised for stereotyping Chinese history by showing old parts of the city, rather than more modern depictions of Beijing.<\/p>\n

D&G also caused controversy in 2016 when it called an item of footwear in its spring\/summer collection a “slave sandal<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

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