Tucker Carlson criticizes a Balenciaga Instagram ad he says depicts a child in a bondage outfit holding a teddy bear, alongside documents from a Supreme Court child pornography case. He calls it an endorsement of child pornography and notes Balenciaga didn't respond to requests for comment.
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
But it's not just the sexual mutilation of children in hospitals. This is part of a larger trend. And the trend is adults crossing the line. And it has always been a bright line into deep involvement with the sexuality of children. That has always been and must in a civilized society, always be the most forbidden thing. It's considered unacceptable, even among prison endmates. But now it seems to be growing in its prevalence. Consider the latest ad for the clothing brand Balenciaga. This was just uploaded on Instagram. As you can see, the photo shoot they're using to sell their products features a young girl holding a teddy bear in a bondage outfit. Then, in case you missed the point, the photo shoot also contains this image. It shows several documents. Most of them aren't visible, but what you can see when you zoom in, and of course the point is that you see it is a reference to a U.S. supreme Court case called Ashcroft vs. Free Speech Coalition. That case struck down a law against kiddie porn. What is this? Well, it is what it appears to be. It's an endorsement of kiddie porn, of child pornography. What else could it be? We wanted to know. So we reached out today to Balenciaga to get their explanation and they didn't respond. So we're going to have to take that on face value and ask, where's the moral outrage? We have an entire industry in this country comprised of moral outrage merchants. If you've ever been on Twitter, you know what we mean. Truly, an entire sector of our economy is devoted to attacking people for falling short of the mark. And here is a high end retailer promoting kiddie porn in an ad on Instagram and nobody notices. There's no boycott, there's no front page New York Times editorial against it. And of course, Instagram let the advertisement run endorsing kiddie porn. And by the way, if you have an alternate explanation for what this was, let us know. A child with a teddy bear in a bondage outfit and a Supreme Court decision striking down a kiddie porn law displayed on the table. What is that? Are we jumping to conclusions? Don't think so. It is what it appears to be. It's right in your face and no one's saying anything.
If these are God's chosen people then God chose them to test the rest of us.
