L'Oréal model race-rant row
L'Oréal has fired its first transgender model over comments she made describing all white people as racist.
Munroe Bergdorf, 29, of London, said: "Honestly I don't have energy to talk about the racial violence of white people anymore. Yes ALL white people."
When her contract with L'Oréal was ended just days after she won it, she urged people to boycott the cosmetics giant.
The company said: "L'Oréal supports diversity and tolerance towards all people irrespective of their race, background, gender and religion.
"We believe that the recent comments by Munroe Bergdorf are at odds with those values."
Bergdorf had previously said: "Because most of y'all don't even realise or refuse to acknowledge that your existence, privilege and success as a race is built on the backs, blood and death of people of colour. Your entire existence is drenched in racism.
"From micro-aggressions to terrorism, you guys built the blueprint for this s**t."
She later defended her comments in a Facebook post, saying: "When I stated that 'all white people are racist', I was addressing that fact that western society as a whole, is a SYSTEM rooted in white supremacy ... Unknowingly, white people are SOCIALISED to be racist from birth onwards."
The model advised people to boycott the company, writing: "This makeup brand cares about nothing but MONEY."..
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