Rock legend Chrissie Hynde, the lead singer and songwriter for the band The Pretenders, called out Vogue magazine in a scathing message in reaction to the publication's recent article about the late French actress and model Brigitte Bardot, who died on Dec. 28.
In the message Hynde shared on her Instagram on Jan. 8, she began by writing, "Are you kidding me? Vogue magazine vilifying Brigitte Bardot the minute she died?"
"Vogue magazine, and every fashion magazine in the world for that matter, owes more to Brigitte Bardot than any other human living or dead," Hynde boldly declared. "She personified grace, elegance, beauty, glamour, style, and women’s rights."
Going on, Hynde highlighted Bardot's history as an animal rights activist, saying, "She was an animal rights activist and anyone who knows anything about animal rights knows that we will always side with the animal if it’s being tortured or abused in any way. Politics has nothing to do with it."
View this post on InstagramThe article Hynde referenced was recently published by Vogue titled, "Mourning Brigitte Bardot Doesn’t Mean Absolving Her."
The piece, written by journalist Emma Specter, highlighted Bardot's influence on film and pop culture, but made note of her history of far-right politics in France, Islamophobic remarks, and past comments calling women who denounced sexual harassment in the film industry "hypocritical, ridiculous," via BBC.
Bardot was convicted and fined multiple times by the French government for "inciting racial hatred," as reported by France 24. In one instance, she said of Muslims, "this population that is destroying us, destroying our country by imposing its acts," and was fined €15,000.
Specter wrote of Bardot's legacy, "Death often has a kind of flattening effect on legacy. It’s hard to talk about a celebrity like Bardot—someone who brought entertainment and joy to millions, yet also sowed hatred and bigotry—with the requisite amount of nuance."
"But it’s our collective responsibility not to let her legendary beauty and talent obscure the ugliness of her Islamophobia, sexism, and far-right apologia," she went on.
Clearly, Hynde didn't agree with this perspective of Bardot, referencing Specter's comments on Islamophobia as she wrote, "And by the way, a ‘phobia’ is an irrational fear. I cannot imagine that Bardot had any irrational fears judging by the way she lived her life. Perhaps people working for Vogue magazine should buy themselves a dictionary."
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Fans Were Divided on Hynde’s Bold Take
While some fans shared support for Hynde's statement, commenting, "Brigette Bardot was iconic, her beauty unmatched. End of Story!" and "Bravo Chrissy! Do not let the loudmouths bully you either!" the majority of fans appeared to disagree with the musician.
"Oof, bad take," wrote one fan, as others said, "So very disappointed in you," "Chrissie this isn’t the take you think it is," and "Still time to change your mind & retract your statement ?"
Another person replied to the note saying, "Image was part of her expression. So were her openly racist and homophobic statements. You don’t get to keep one and erase the other."
"Girl what are you talking about she was literally legally found guilty of racism. Politics has a lot to do with it!" said someone else about Bardot.
As of writing, Hynde has not responded to the fan backlash to her statement.
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