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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsL'Oreal Severs Ties With Viral World Cup Model After Crass Hunting Photo Emerges
L'Oreal has ended its contract with 17-year-old World Cup fan Axelle Despiegelaere, who landed a modeling deal with the world's biggest beauty company after photos of the attractive teen cheering Belgium went viral.
But fans were outraged after Axelle recently posted a photo of herself to Facebook in which she is holding a rifle, proudly sitting behind what appears to be a dead gazelle she shot while hunting.
The caption, in reference to the World Cup match, read: "Hunting is not a matter of life or death. It's much more important than that..this was about 1 year ago...ready to hunt Americans today haha."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/loreal-severs-ties-viral-world-131800362.html
Didn't know Belgium also had teabagging Sarah Palin-wanna-bee asshats.
Tetris_Iguana
(501 posts)Don't know if it's poutrage worthy.
catbyte
(34,433 posts)Just like that despicable Dallas Cowboy cheerleader smiling with all those dead African animals. It actually made me physically ill.
Tetris_Iguana
(501 posts)Hunting is a time honored human tradition and can actually be a responsible part of ecomanagement.
Not to mention she looks bad ass with the gun and aviators. If I were a modeling agent, I'd sign her right away 👍
Nothing else to add in comment to that apologist post above.
otohara
(24,135 posts)it's human activity that's causing the planet to melt.
This woman need a large dose of ego-management.
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)Tetris_Iguana
(501 posts)Btw your culinary bigotry is showing. People can eat whatever they want no matter where they're from.
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)She's Belgian and I'd wager, just like 99.9% of all other Belgians, she's never eaten gazelle...
Nice try with the 'culinary bigotry' comment though, don't you have a gun to go and hump?
Tetris_Iguana
(501 posts)Don't go setting yourself open to a zoophilia joke.
Also, it's never too late to expand one's diet. I eat alligator on a regular basis, and I'm glad I expanded my diet to it.
🐊+🍲=😄👍
TexasTowelie
(112,370 posts)Texans already have plenty of reasons to despise the Dallas Cowboys--Jerry Jones is at the top of the list.
catbyte
(34,433 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,370 posts)I just want to keep the facts accurate.
catbyte
(34,433 posts)with bagger galoots like Perry, Cruz, Stockman, and, ta da, Louie Gohmert to deal with. I do apologize for the scourge that is Ted Nugent, because he was originally from MI.
Have a great weekend!
arcane1
(38,613 posts)LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Imagine the ratings.
This guy summed it up best:
So there you have it. In summary
-teenager goes to World Cup game
-adults use her as sex symbol for honey shot
-teenager later says something stupid on Facebook
-adults get mad
-teenager apologizes
-adults attack her on Facebook
-teenager deletes her Facebook
-adults tattle to company that employs her
-company, comprised of adults, fires teenager
http://guyism.com/sports/axelle-despiegelaere-fired-loreal-facebook.html
Tetris_Iguana
(501 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Classic non-apology.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)And there's the Vlaams Belang. That's Flemish for "Tea Party".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaams_Belang
snooper2
(30,151 posts)kind of cracks me up LOL-
sarisataka
(18,755 posts)A surprising number of teenage girls hunting in Africa.
Call me crazy but I take the hunting Americans comment to refer to th WC USA vs Belgium game played the same day as the post.
I do not approve of trophy hunting but I do not find the picture and comment offensive. Seems typical fan trash talk.