Rosa Parks-‘inspired’ bikini sparks social media outrage: ‘Actual insanity”
It just doesn’t suit her.
An itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie Rosa Parks-inspired bikini has ignited an internet riot.
“Trying to capitalize off of a leading figure [of] the Civil Rights Movement & profit off of exploiting Rosa Parks’ legacy by using her name to sell a BIKINI,” penned an outraged X user.
“That’s just horrendous,” continued the critic. “Corporations have no end to the layers of embalmments of their avarice.”
“Disrespectful!”
The swimsuit, a polyester piece from Guatemalan luxe label Divinoseas, is a two-piece set offered in shades “Sea Salt” and “Light Pink.”
Sold separately, its ruched triangle-cut top, which features string bow ties, comes with a price tag of $90 and is currently “out of stock,” per the brand’s site.
The bottoms, which are only available in a pink size “Large” at the present, are on sale for $36 — a 50% markdown from their original $72 cost.
“Inspired by the woman whose righteous rebellion against apartheid style segregation in the United States sparked the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s,” reads the beachwear’s description.
“In honor of Rosa Parks, DivinoSeas has included this artesian inspired salute to haute couture in the domain of luxury swimwear,” adds the fashion house, which has, too, named its other bikini styles after lady trailblazers such as Eleanor Roosevelt and chemist Rosalind Franklin.
“ROSA is meticulously designed with divinity in the details,” says the designer. “Every element in the constellation of her composition contributes to the sets’ seductive yet stately gravitas.“
However, rather than seeing the suit as a sexy salute to the black history icon, who fought for racial equality by refusing to forfeit her seat on the bus to a white man, offended online onlooker are seeing red.
“Nothing screams ‘rebellion against apartheid style segregation in the US that sparked the Civil Rights movement’ quite like a non-Black owned business charging $167 for this pink monstrosity,” barked a balking X commenter.
“If somebody made a 100% synthetic anything in my ‘honor’ I’d be SO pissed,” said incensed fashionista.
“WHAT KIND OF WORLD ARE WE IN?,” questioned another naysayer.
“A Rosa Parks-themed bikini top is actual insanity,” an equally stunned skeptic said.
The controversial shore couture is now in the number of “disrespect” tributes made in memory of late luminaries.
Slain rapper Goonew’s dead body, decked out with designer gear and a crown, was upsettingly propped up on the stage at a Washington, D.C. nightclub following the 24-year-old’s April 2022 death. The disturbing display was deemed as “madness” by disgruntled fans.
Gracie Hunt, daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and the former Miss Kansas USA, too, caught social media hellfire after sharing saucy photos from an ill-advised, Kobe Bryant-inspired glam shoot.
“I wonder how many times Kobe — in the pursuit of inspirational greatness,” began a cyber detractor, “decided his great achievement of the day would be to post pictures of himself.”
