Are These Earrings Racist?

Are these earrings racist? Dolce & Gabbana has responded to the backlash over its debut of earrings in the "Blackamoor" style, saying they simply represent ornaments found in Sicilian homes. We think anyone sporting jewelry in a style that some sayย  "romanticizes slavery" is also going to need to wear a T-shirt explaining how that…

Are these earrings racist? Dolce & Gabbana has responded to the backlash over its debut of earrings in the "Blackamoor" style, saying they simply represent ornaments found in Sicilian homes. We think anyone sporting jewelry in a style that some sayย  "romanticizes slavery" is also going to need to wear a T-shirt explaining how that works in great detail, so hopefully D&G is designing those as well.ย 

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