Muva nje, iNew York Times ishicilele uphenyo lapho kushiwo khona iminyaka eminingana yemodeli kanye nabasebenzi beVictoria's Imfihlo kwakuyizisulu zokubuyiselwa kwabesifazane kanye nokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi.
Ekuhlukumezeni, asola umqondisi owayengumqondisi we-L brands, okuyimfihlo kaVictoria, u-Ed, ed. Kubikwa ukuthi wazama ukuqabula amamodeli, athintile izindawo zawo asondelana futhi ngesikhathi sokuphonsa kwamcela ukuba aye emadolweni akhe. Abesifazane bakhononda kaninginingi ngokuziphatha kwekhanda, kepha imiphumela ayizange ilethe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izikhulumi zezinhlakela eziphikisana naye. U-Ed akazange ancome nje amamodeli, kodwa futhi wavumela ukuphawula okuhlaselayo kubasebenzi bomkhiqizo - ngokwesibonelo, wayala ukuthi anciphise isisindo, wenqaba ufulawa.
Izisulu zithi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, indlela enjalo yaqala ukubona njengokujwayelekile. Yena uqobo waphika wonke amacala. Ngo-2019, kwaba nokwesula kwakhe ngemuva kokushiwo ukuthi ayikho indawo emcashisweni weVictoria akhombisa abantu be-transgender kanye namamodeli asayizi ama-plus.
Ngemuva kokuphenya amamodeli angaphezu kwe-100 nosaziwayo ngabesifazane, phakathi kwawo uCatherine Balf, abushele, i-Amber Valletta nabanye, baphendukela kuMqondisi Jikelele Wemfihlo kaVictoria Mehaha ecela izinyathelo.
Uma ngoSepthemba nyakenye, amamodeli wobumbano ahlangana noTammy Roberts Myers, umqondisi wezokuxhumana ophambili we-L brands eNew York, bekucacile impela ukuthi le mfihlo yeVictoria ayithathi kalula lezi zikhalazo. Le ncwadi elandelayo yabikela yona ukuthi inkampani ayilungele ukubhekana nalezi zinsolo. Impendulo enjalo ayimukeleki ngokuphelele. Isikhathi sokuthatha izinyathelo zokuvikela abantu ukuthi imfihlo yaseVictoria ithola inzuzo yaphi inzuzo. Ngokwephula amalungelo abantu udinga ukulwa,
- Kubhekiswa ekusakazweni.
Simema imfihlo kaVictoria ukuxazulula le nkinga nathi, ukujoyina uhlelo lokuhlonipha. Sisekela abesifazane abanesibindi abeza ngaphambili futhi bahlanganyela izindaba zabo, naphezu kokulimala okungenzeka emisebenzini yabo,
- Izishoshovu ezifingqiwe.