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<p>It&#39;s the end of an era (of celebrating <a href="https://www.insider.com/impossible-standards-for-victorias-secret-angel-2017-11">unattainable beauty standards</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/apr/07/my-agents-told-me-to-stop-eating-the-reality-of-body-image-in-modelling">disordered eating</a>)!</p><p>The Victoria&#39;s Secret Fashion Show is officially not happening this year. VS&#39;s parent company <a href="https://fortune.com/2019/11/21/victorias-secret-fashion-show-2019-cancelled/">broke the news via Fortune</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>L Brands has cancelled 2019&rsquo;s Victoria&rsquo;s Secret Fashion Show, saying the decision was part of a move to &ldquo;evolve the messaging of [the company]&rdquo;. The move follows months of speculation and the lowest ratings ever for the show in 2018.</p> <p>&ldquo;We will be communicating to customers, but nothing similar in magnitude to the fashion show,&rdquo; said CFO Stuart Burgdoerfer.</p> </blockquote><p>The news comes as sales are slumping for the brand: &quot;Sales fell 7% in the latest quarter, compared to a 2% drop during the same period a year ago,&quot; says Fortune.</p><p>Model Shanina Shaik actually announced the show wouldn&#39;t be going forward <a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a28552245/victoria-secret-fashion-show-2019-canceled-shanina-shaik-interview/">over the summer</a>, but this news confirms it.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Many are happy to see the VS Fashion Show go.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Is it because they&#39;ve only allowed tall white twigs as their models with barely any diversity and extremely transphobic and also don&#39;t allow anyone over 90 pounds to be on the runway?</p>&mdash; Syd (@obsessedwithAC) <a href="https://twitter.com/obsessedwithAC/status/1197710468149841920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One giant leap for womankind. Why did we let it go on for so long?</p>&mdash; Nina (@ninaclock9) <a href="https://twitter.com/ninaclock9/status/1197642382461853699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>They&#39;re pointing out that Victoria&#39;s Secret did this to themselves.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="" height="146" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2019-11-22-at-121117-pm-LpdMk0.png" width="704" /></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">they said “we’d rather go bankrupt than be inclusive” lmfaooo</p>&mdash; Alessia (@NoireChunLi) <a href="https://twitter.com/NoireChunLi/status/1197709379379908609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The Victoria&#39;s Secret Fashion Show has been both applauded and derided for presenting a uniform batch of tall, thin models that the brand decreed the pinnacle of femininity.</h2><p>The brand&#39;s former CEO said in 2018 that &quot;transsexuals&quot; shouldn&#39;t be allowed in the show because <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/victorias-secret-jan-singer-ceo-resigns-diversity-fashion-show-controversy-a8634886.html">it&#39;s supposed to be</a> a &quot;fantasy.&quot; VS also resisted the push to included diverse body types in the show.</p><p>The brand announced that size-14 model Ali Tate-Cutler <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/victorias-secret-plus-size-bluebella-ali-tate-cutler-model-a9148201.html">would be featured</a> in a campaign last month but for many, it was too little, too late.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/clastee/status/1182994868441944069</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Other lingerie brands have been featuring diverse body types in their advertising for years &mdash; and this is where Savage x Fenty comes in.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good. We want a <a href="https://twitter.com/SavageXFenty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SavageXFenty</a> show anyway <a href="https://t.co/4p8sWZO2Mu">https://t.co/4p8sWZO2Mu</a></p>&mdash; KITTY 🧞‍♀️✨ (@superlunariey) <a href="https://twitter.com/superlunariey/status/1197843655870033920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Rihanna&#39;s lingerie line has been celebrated for featuring bold, confident models with a diverse range of body types since day one.</h2><p>The brand announced a new ambassador, Normani Kordei, hours before the VS show cancellation was made public. The difference between Normani&#39;s photos and the typical dead-eyed VS promos is striking.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/ThePopHub/status/1197619534582161410</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Rihanna&#39;s fans are out in full force, playfully dancing on the VS Fashion Show&#39;s grave.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We good over here, we have got <a href="https://twitter.com/SavageXFenty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SavageXFenty</a> <a href="https://t.co/qPgAFs3JG6">pic.twitter.com/qPgAFs3JG6</a></p>&mdash; p_Ruth🇨🇩 (@pepenj_) <a href="https://twitter.com/pepenj_/status/1197652714077016064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Even former VS Angel Bella Hadid got in on it, indirectly shading Victoria&#39;s Secret when she <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1094023/bella-hadid-never-felt-powerful-while-modeling-for-victoria-s-secret">said in an interview</a> that Rihanna was the first designer who ever made her feel sexy on a runway.</p><h2>Still, a select few are mourning the show because, while problematic and a bit behind the times, it certainly yielded some iconic moments.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NOOOOOOO i know it had its issues but its sooo iconic i adore it damn</p>&mdash; ✿ AuraYonce ✿ (@aurayonce2) <a href="https://twitter.com/aurayonce2/status/1197690870138585088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Especially for a brief era in the late &#39;90s and early 2000s when we thought &quot;skinny but still with big boobs&quot; was the pinnacle of body inclusivity.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Idgaf what y’all say Victoria secret was popping back in the day when they had real models <a href="https://t.co/yBdCogZY3b">pic.twitter.com/yBdCogZY3b</a></p>&mdash; Gabriella | blm🇨🇺| (@gabriellajones_) <a href="https://twitter.com/gabriellajones_/status/1197763968896524288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>And at the end of the day, some people are just concerned about Leonardo DiCaprio&#39;s dating life.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Where will Leo get his girlfriends from now?<a href="https://t.co/mPTXUxBRaK">https://t.co/mPTXUxBRaK</a></p>&mdash; LADbible (@ladbible) <a href="https://twitter.com/ladbible/status/1197833351467454465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is canceled and people are applauding the decision.

It&#39;s the end of an era (of celebrating unattainable beauty standards and disordered eating)!The Victoria&#39;s Secret Fashion Show is officially not happening this year. VS&#39;s parent company broke the news via Fortune: L Brands has cancelled 2019&rsquo;s Victoria&rsquo;s Secret Fashion Show, saying the decision was part of a move to &ldquo;evolve the messaging of [the company]&rdquo;. The move follows months of speculation and the lowest ratings ever for the show in 2018. &ldquo;We will be communicating to customers, but nothing similar in magnitude to the fashion show,&rdquo; said CFO Stuart Burgdoerfer. The news comes as sales are slumping for the brand: &quot;Sales fell 7% in the latest quarter, compared to a 2% drop during the same period a year ago,&quot; says Fortune.Model Shanina Shaik actually announced the show wouldn&#39;t be going forward over the summer, but this news confirms it.Many are happy to see the VS Fashion Show go.Is it because they&#39;ve only allowed tall white twigs as their models with barely any diversity and extremely transphobic and also don&#39;t allow anyone over 90 pounds to be on the runway?&mdash; Syd (@obsessedwithAC) November 22, 2019 One giant leap for womankind. Why did we let it go on for so long?&mdash; Nina (@ninaclock9) November 21, 2019 They&#39;re pointing out that Victoria&#39;s Secret did this to themselves.they said “we’d rather go bankrupt than be inclusive” lmfaooo&mdash; Alessia (@NoireChunLi) November 22, 2019 The Victoria&#39;s Secret Fashion Show has been both applauded and derided for presenting a uniform batch of tall, thin models that the brand decreed the pinnacle of femininity.The brand&#39;s former CEO said in 2018 that &quot;transsexuals&quot; shouldn&#39;t be allowed in the show because it&#39;s supposed to be a &quot;fantasy.&quot; VS also resisted the push to included diverse body types in the show.The brand announced that size-14 model Ali Tate-Cutler would be featured in a campaign last month but for many, it was too little, too late.https://twitter.com/clastee/status/1182994868441944069Other lingerie brands have been featuring diverse body types in their advertising for years &mdash; and this is where Savage x Fenty comes in.Good. We want a @SavageXFenty show anyway https://t.co/4p8sWZO2Mu&mdash; KITTY 🧞‍♀️✨ (@superlunariey) November 22, 2019 Rihanna&#39;s lingerie line has been celebrated for featuring bold, confident models with a diverse range of body types since day one.The brand announced a new ambassador, Normani Kordei, hours before the VS show cancellation was made public. The difference between Normani&#39;s photos and the typical dead-eyed VS promos is striking.https://twitter.com/ThePopHub/status/1197619534582161410Rihanna&#39;s fans are out in full force, playfully dancing on the VS Fashion Show&#39;s grave.We good over here, we have got @SavageXFenty pic.twitter.com/qPgAFs3JG6&mdash; p_Ruth🇨🇩 (@pepenj_) November 21, 2019 Even former VS Angel Bella Hadid got in on it, indirectly shading Victoria&#39;s Secret when she said in an interview that Rihanna was the first designer who ever made her feel sexy on a runway.Still, a select few are mourning the show because, while problematic and a bit behind the times, it certainly yielded some iconic moments.NOOOOOOO i know it had its issues but its sooo iconic i adore it damn&mdash; ✿ AuraYonce ✿ (@aurayonce2) November 22, 2019 Especially for a brief era in the late &#39;90s and early 2000s when we thought &quot;skinny but still with big boobs&quot; was the pinnacle of body inclusivity.Idgaf what y’all say Victoria secret was popping back in the day when they had real models pic.twitter.com/yBdCogZY3b&mdash; Gabriella | blm🇨🇺| (@gabriellajones_) November 22, 2019 And at the end of the day, some people are just concerned about Leonardo DiCaprio&#39;s dating life.Where will Leo get his girlfriends from now?https://t.co/mPTXUxBRaK&mdash; LADbible (@ladbible) November 22, 2019 

It&#39;s the end of an era (of celebrating unattainable beauty standards and disordered eating)!  The Victoria&#39;s Secret Fashion Show is officially not happening this year. VS&#39;s parent company broke the news via Fortune:   L Brands...