MAC and Rodarte obvs decided it was too little, too late after they announced they'd donate 100% of the profits from their absurdly offensive cosmetic line (named after the impoverished Mexican city, Juarez) and wisely scrapped the whole damn thing. A rambling statement posted on their Facebook page goes a little something like this:

"Out of respect for the people of Mexico, the women and girls of Juarez and their families, as well as our MAC Mexican staff and colleagues, MAC has made the decision not to ship the MAC Rodarte limited edition makeup collection.

This decision will have no impact on MAC’s commitment to donate all of its projected global profits from this collection to local and international groups that work to improve the lives of the women and girls of Juarez. We are currently conducting due diligence to ensure we donate to organizations with a proven record of directly supporting the women and girls of Juarez.

MAC and Rodarte are deeply and sincerely sorry and we apologize to everyone we offended. We have listened very closely to the feedback of concerned global citizens. We are doing our very best to right this wrong. The essence of MAC is to give back and care for the community and Rodarte is committed to using creativity for positive social change. We are grateful for the opportunity to use what we have learned to raise awareness on this important issue."

Hmm, whatevs. It was still a profoundly heinous error of judgment in the first instance - a seemingly unforgivable one given the Mulleavey sisters' own Mexican heritage. Let's file this one under: Research Your Goddamn Roots, Ladies.

Posted on August 18, 2010 at 6:01:50 by The Real Runway