Some Remarks Were Made
Lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret became the talk of the town last year when Chief Marketing Officer Ed Razek made transphobic comments in a Vogue interview. He and Vice President of public relations, Monica Mitro, were asked whether VS was putting more emphasis on diversity.
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Razek responded by saying, “ Does the brand think about diversity? Yes. Do we offer larger sizes? Yes… Shouldn’t you have transsexuals in the show? No. No, I don’t think we should .” He said that the fashion show is one-of-a-kind, and “ did not market to the whole world .”