Alors je suis justement tombé sur cet article en anglais:
https://wearyourvoicemag.com/culture/anti-condolences-karl-lagerfeld
Extraits:
"Chanel’s creative director, Karl Lagerfeld,
died at 85 on Tuesday in Paris. Lagerfeld, known for being “
the King of Fashion” and a prolific designer who left his mark on the industry, was also an islamophobic, racist, misogynistic, fatphobic rape apologist, whose beliefs and political stances were ignored by millions for the sake of his
wealth accumulation and impact as a designer.
It isn’t surprising to witness publications and people wax poetic about Lagerfeld’s genius while they ignore his history of oppressive comments towards anyone who did not fit into his narrow esthetic of human existence. Lagerfeld took pride in being a gatekeeper of an industry which has for a long time continued to perpetuate
white supremacy and other forms of oppression. He claimed that he didn’t feel constrained by Coco Chanel’s legacy as a designer, but he certainly continued a legacy of a far-right Europe and a diluted version of his predecessor’s role
as Nazi spy and sympathizer.
Rather than separating the art from the artist, I think it is time that fashion come to terms with Lagerfeld’s abhorrent comments — the first thing to do would be to admit that they exist and that commentary continues to be harmful and that the designer’s beliefs only affirmed the feelings and ideologies of millions who hate people whose bodies fall outside of the white supremacist, misogynistic, ableist norm."
"Publications have described his comments as “catty”, “
bitchy”, “
acid-tongued and superficial” and “
controversial” instead of sexist, misogynistic, racist, fatphobic, and islamophobic. The blatant separation of the artist from the art perpetuates cycles of abuse in which men like Lagerfeld can occupy prominent spaces in our industries and face no consequences for their words or actions, and be fondly remembered when they are dead. The fashion industry continued to let this terrible person hold a place of high-esteem and reduced his commentary to Lagerfeld simply being a bit eccentric. It’s time the fashion industry make honest remembrances of the man and that you grapple with his true legacy and the reality of
oppression in fashion if you truly hope to make more space for marginalized people and bodies in fashion—
I’m not going to hold my breath for this one, I don’t want to pass out."