Social media users scold swimsuit company over bikini ‘in honor’ of Rosa Parks: ‘Too disrespectful’

Social media users are complaining about a swimsuit brand selling a string bikini in honor of American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

Divinoseas, a clothing label based in Miami, Florida, posted the two-piece bikini along with a description that says the garment was “inspired by the woman whose righteous rebellion against apartheid-style segregation in the United States sparked the civil rights movement of the 1920s.” sixty. .” The description also mentions Parks’ name.

The brand, which offers the garment in a “pale pink” or “sea salt” color, criticized X for attaching the swimsuit to Parks’ name.

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“TOO disrespectful,” one woman posted.

“I need this company to take Rosa Parks flowers to her grave because they disrespect her so much,” another X user wrote.

“IN HONOR OF ROSA PARKS?” said another message.

“Can they please donate at least 1% of the profits to a Rosa Parks-related civil rights charity? Because otherwise… it’s just a bikini top?’ another person posted.

Fox News Digital contacted Divinoseas for comment.

Divinoseas also sells swimwear created in honor of other notable figures, including French monarch Anne of Brittany (Ana de Bretana), British biochemist Rosalind Franklin, former First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt and Mae Mallory, another activist of the civil rights movement such as parks.

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Parks took a historic stand against racial segregation when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955, and was arrested.

Her arrest led to the peaceful bus boycott in Montgomery, which lasted 381 days. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other civil rights leaders were able to use Parks’ position as a catalyst for larger civil rights movements.

Parks received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Bill Clinton in 1996, and she received the Congressional Gold Medal in 1999.

The bikini top from the brand Divinoseas, called “Rosa”, features a triangular cut top with ruffles and bows and is offered for a price of $90.

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The ruffled bikini bottoms are marked down from $72 to $36.

“Rosa has been carefully designed with divinity in the details. Every element in the constellation of her composition contributes to the seductive yet stately gravity of the sets,” reads the bikini’s product description.

The swimsuit top is currently sold out in all sizes, while the bottoms are only available in size large, according to the company’s website.

While a vast majority of social media responses surrounding the lawsuit appear negative, one woman defended the brand.

“How would you feel if this small American company lost profits based on internet gossip, while it has a mission in Guatemala, for women. Would you be proud? Or is this their fault? thank you,” the post said.

On its website, Divinoseas’ mission statement says it “creates employment for under-resourced women in Guatemala, whose skilled embroidery gives special meaning to our labels that say: ‘handmade’.”

“Our mission is to help as many people as possible; so they can realize their dreams – and experience GD’s love. Gandhi said: ‘You can shake the world in a gentle way.’ we agree. At Divinoseas, we dare to make that young Guatemalan girl’s dream come true – by shaking the world – for the betterment of all,” reads the company’s “About Us” page.