Photographer who called out Kanye West makes important point after he uses her pictures in bizarre social media rant
Topics: Kanye West, Bianca Censori, Celebrity, Grammys
Britt Jones
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Topics: Kanye West, Bianca Censori, Celebrity, Grammys
A photographer has made an important point in the aftermath of Kanye West’s bizarre rant, which saw him use her picture on social media.
West and his wife, Bianca Censori, shocked at the Grammys on Sunday with their appearance, which saw Censori wear a completely see-through mini dress, showing off her bare breasts and nether-regions.
There was a lot of drama following the couple's fleeting Grammys appearance, which included a photographer issuing a heated response following West's bizarre social media rant, where he posted her images after she called him out.
It began today (4 February) when Chiara Glionna, like thousands of others, commented on West's IG post about Google searches for his wife, writing: "It's an easy win when a man puts a naked woman on screen."
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After she commented on the amount of searches for 'Bianca censori grammys', West screenshotted Glionna's comment and added a red circle around it, along with the caption: "This is my favorite part @xchiaraglionna. Watch these comments get shut off quick."
He then posted a snap of Glionna's Instagram account with the caption: "Now watch this… @xchiaraglionna."
West posted two screenshots from Glionna's photography page, writing: "Oh nothing sexual here…. But wait for it... Now waaaaaaidaminute [thinking emoji] @ xchiaraglionna."
He then posted a screenshot showing Glionna was a follower on Instagram, writing: "AND BY THE WAY @xchiaraglionna YOUR WORK SUCKS AND YOUR FRIENDS HATE YOU."
In retaliation, Glionna shared his strange tirade to her own page and wrote: "Seriously Mr. West?"
In a follow-up post, she added: "And he is still not understanding the point of what I said... it's not all man but always one."
Glionna has since shared a statement with Tyla in response to his random attack, and made sure to point out a very important thing: that this is an example of women’s rights and the risk that fragile ego’s pose.
She said: “My response is that nothing better represents the continuous risk that women’s rights, freedom, and vision face within society than what happened today. And one wonders why.
“The witch hunt has never ended, even though history seems to have told us otherwise. But I am the daughter of those women who made it, who had the courage to resist and fight, and I will continue to fight for what I believe in.”
She went on to say that this is a prime example of the fragility of expression, telling us: “In this case, what happened once again shows how fragile our freedom of expression is and how insidious the culture of oppression is.
“A man, offended by a simple comment, triggered a reaction of power and violence, as if what I wrote were an offense so severe as to justify such an attack. In any case, the reason for his resentment has nothing to do with the value of the women I portray in my photographs.”
Glionna went on to draw parallels between her models and Censori, making sure to say that the women she has photograph have not been possessed by a man, or anyone else.
She said: “These women have never been objects to possess, judge, humiliate, or, above all, sexualize. They have never had anything to do with the way he treated his wife, reducing her to an ornament.
“The heart of all of this is not an offense to the male ego, but the fight for a fundamental right: respect. And I will never stop defending it.”