‘Sexy Little Geisha’ & More Victoria’s Secret Controversies

Its most recent faux pas doesn’t involve any Photoshop scandals (that we know of), but it does succeed in offending an entire continent, and then some. “Sexy Little Geisha,” an Asian-inspired getup from Victoria’s Secret’s Go East collection, includes a mesh bodysuit with floral patterns on the bra cups and crotch, a tiny floral fan, a removable obi belt, and matching chopsticks with tassels. But history has shown there is a longstanding tradition of representing Asian women as hypersexualized and submissive individuals who exist to serve male fantasies, so it’s not surprising that many ladies responded to the revealing ensemble with anger.

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