{"id":229011,"date":"2021-04-16T22:55:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T19:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fashion-brand-asos-praised-for-featuring-model-with-cochlear-implant\/"},"modified":"2021-04-16T22:55:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T19:55:38","slug":"fashion-brand-asos-praised-for-featuring-model-with-cochlear-implant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fashion-brand-asos-praised-for-featuring-model-with-cochlear-implant\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fashion brand ASOS praised for featuring model with cochlear implant"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Fashion brand ASOS praised for featuring model with cochlear implant<\/strong>”
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Fashion critics\u00a0want ASOS to hear their app<\/a>lause for a current online ad, featuring an earring\u00a0model\u00a0with a cochlear implant.<\/p>\n

The British brand is currently peddling a pair of small gold hoop earring with a dangling mushroom charm for $6.89, but the whimsical design isn\u2019t what the buzz is about. As seen on the\u00a0product page<\/a>, the smiling model is wearing a cochlear implant on her right ear.\u00a0MyLondon<\/a>\u00a0has identified the blonde beauty as model Natasha Ghouri, who was born deaf.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, one fan got Twitter<\/a> talking when she shouted out the inclusive ad.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely not crying because of ASOS using an earring model with a hearing aid,\u201d Asia Smith tweeted. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever seen a model with a hearing impairment, let alone an earring model and it\u2019s so refreshing to see this kind of representation for people like me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cASOS if you ever need another hearing impaired model hmu [hit me up]\u201d Smith joked.<\/p>\n

In a\u00a0follow-up note,<\/a>\u00a0the fan clarified that she initially, incorrectly called the cochlear implant a hearing aid, confessing she suffered \u201cbig ol\u2019 brain fart in the midst of my excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s celebratory post has since gone viral with over 28,000 likes and counting, inspiring others to share their support for the positive representation. Even Ghouri chimed in and thanked her modeling agency for their faith \u201cfrom the start.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m currently really hard of hearing, I\u2019m sure I\u2019m going to need a hearing aid soon, I was so nervous, but this has honestly made me tear up and made me realize it is completely normal!\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cOmg what! Me too!! That\u2019s so amazing. Never seen any models on any sites with a hearing aid in,\u201d another said. \u201cI always wear my hair down because I\u2019m still so self-conscious of it.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIsn\u2019t it funny\u2026.no one thinks twice at a pair of glasses but hearing aids and cochlear implants are still a bit taboo,\u201d one wondered. \u201cI\u2019m hoping by the time I need something (next 5-10 years I think is projected) there\u2019ll be cool funky diamond ones or flashy gold ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is amazing!\u201d a proud parent exclaimed. \u201cMy 5 year old daughter has BL hearing aids, and I really hope that as she grows up this becomes more and more mainstream.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n