Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is known for saying outrageous things, but his recent comments on the #MeToo movement have crossed the line.After criticizing women for not coming forward with sexual assault allegations immediately and criticising regulations some photo studios and modeling agencies have adopted to protect models, Lagerfeld went on to defend Karl Templer, a stylist accused of pulling down models' underwear without consent.
"It's unbelievable. If you don't want your pants pulled about, don't become a model!" he said. "Join a nunnery, there'll always be a place for you in the convent."
Karl Lagerfeld is a relic of an age when unchecked misogyny dominated the fashion industry and beyond - but those days are over. Please sign this petition calling on Dillard's to take a stand for the brave women and men who shared their #MeToo stories and remove the Karl Lagerfeld Paris line from all departments stores and its online shop.
This isn't the first time Karl Lagerfeld has made flippant and disparaging remarks about women. He is known for dehumanizing women by body-shaming them and preying on their insecurities, and yet he somehow always get a pass -- but not anymore.
#TimesUp for Karl Lagerfeld. Dillard's, please stop carrying the Karl Lagerfeld Paris line.
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