Non-binary Deni Todorovic says 'some women have penises' after trolls attack ... trends now
A non-binary model who is fronting a campaign for one of Australia's most celebrated swimwear brands has fired back at widespread criticism of the ad, saying 'some women have penises'.
Deni Todorovič, 34, who was assigned male at birth but uses they/them pronouns, and identifies as non-binary, stars in the campaign for Seafolly which is best known for its glamorous advertising campaigns featuring some of the world's most famous women, including Miranda Kerr, Gigi Hadid, Shanina Shaik, Lara Worthington, Samantha Harris and Jesinta Franklin.
Deni posed in lime green Seafolly bikini bottoms and a matching cover-up for a campaign shoot released just before International Women's Day, while also putting their beard on full display.
While many have praised the brand's effort in presenting a diverse campaign, others have said they will boycott the brand due to the inclusive shoot.
Deni Todorovič, 34, who was assigned male at birth but uses they/them pronouns, and identifies as non-binary, is fronting a campaign for one of Australia's most celebrated swimwear brands, Seafolly
While many praised the brand's effort in presenting a diverse campaign, others said they will boycott the brand due to the shoot
Writer Alexandra Marshall said it felt like the fashion brand was 'mocking women' and said she would 'never' buy Seafolly swimsuits again.
'Bye @seafolly. Never again. Been buying swimsuits from you for many years. Never again,' she posted on Twitter.
'Since when do women have penises in their bikini bottoms. This is beyond disgusting and Deni you are trying to eradicate biological women. Deplorable,' one person posted on Instagram.
Hitting back at the comment in a video on their story, Deni said: 'Let's be clear about comments like this, yes I see them, and yes they do affect me, but I try not to let them.
In reaction to a comment in a video on their story, Deni said: 'Let's be clear about comments like this, yes I see them, and yes they do affect me, but I try not to let them'
'I'm going to give this person, I think their name is Jodie, a little education.
'Some women do have penises, some trans women don't feel the need to have any kind of gender surgery.
'Some of them can't afford it. Women come in all different shapes and sizes.
'I'm also not trying to eradicate women darling, I'm wearing bikini bottoms.
'I'm wearing bikini bottoms which are basically Speedos, which, last time I checked, people with penises wear Speedos,' Deni added.
'So maybe you just need to investigate and dig a little deeper as to why me, in a Speedo essentially, feels like an attack on your gender identity, because that's not what I'm trying to do.'
In a second comment, the troll added: 'You're happy for a female to miss out on a job because of a man with a penis pretending to be a woman. Wow.'
Deni then replied explaining queer people 'lose out on jobs all the time'.
'First of all I'm not a man pretending to be a woman. Not even close,' they said.
Australian models Jesinta Franklin and Lara Worthington have also represented the brand
Supermodel Gigi Hadid (pictured) is one of the best known former faces of Seafolly
'Second of all, I'm not trying to steal a job from a woman at all. There were so many women involved in that campaign. There were also queer people involved in that campaign.
'Like Thomas who designed that, like me who is non-binary. We miss out on jobs all the time. So let's just have a little bit of nuance before you f****** troll me like this.'
In another clip, Deni
