‘Double standards’: FKA twigs defends banned semi-nude Calvin Klein advert

British singer says ‘I am proud of my physicality’ after advert is banned by Advertising Standards Authority

FKA twigs has defended a Calvin Klein advertisement she featured in that was banned earlier this week by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

The singer appeared in the poster ad dressed in a shirt held across her semi-nude body. Following two complaints from the public, the ASA said the ad framed her as a “stereotypical sexual object” and the “image’s composition placed viewers’ focus on the model’s body rather than on the clothing being advertised”. Calvin Klein had defended the pose in the advert as “natural and neutral”, and said the ad campaign “contained a progressive and enlightened message”.

i do not see the ‘stereotypical sexual object’ that they have labelled me. i see a beautiful strong woman of colour whose incredible body has overcome more pain than you can imagine.

in light of reviewing other campaigns past and current of this nature, i can’t help but feel there are some double standards here. so to be clear…