It seems like Kendall Jenner’s controversial Pepsi commercial is hindering present ad campaigns, as seen recently in her work with Adidas. Just in case you live under a rock and never heard about the Pepsi commercial, everyone was rightfully outraged because it made light of #BlackLivesMatter protests, with Jenner at the forefront. Even though the backlash from the commercial has since calmed down, it seems like America will never forget it.
On August 10, Adidas released their newest campaign for Adidas Original, starring none other than Kendall Jenner. There was nothing necessarily wrong with the ad campaign itself, but many people weren’t shy about sharing their dislike for the model via social media. People thought they should have picked a reputable athlete instead of a model, while others thought that in light of the recent Pepsi controversy, Adidas should have had nothing to do with Jenner.
Why doesn’t Adidas use actual athletes fuck Kendall Jenner use Simone Biles or Venus and Serena Williams anyone whose an actual athlete
— Nas (@nazables01) August 11, 2017
A lot of different athletic companies have been knows to use models in their ad campaigns, and don’t get any heat for it from the public. Unfortunately for Kendall Jenner’s modeling career, it seems like companies are going to have to think twice before hiring her from now on. On the bright side, there were a couple of Kendall fans that came to her defense.
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New Adidas Original Girl @KendallJenner so proud of you Kenny pic.twitter.com/RZrCc5fK07— كارولين/kendall favd (@overjendall) August 10, 2017