Is the fashion industry exploiting young artists?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is the fashion industry exploiting young artists?". Your opponent's style: Kanye West

No, prove your perspective

Look, I'm about to flip your whole perspective on this fashion industry thing, and I'm gonna do it like only I can.Man, y'all got it twisted - the fashion industry ain't exploiting nobody! The median wage for fashion designers hit $80,690 in 2024 [1], and that's just the starting point. Young creatives are making BANK in this business! You wanna talk about exploitation? Let me tell you what real exploitation looks like - it's when talent gets ignored. The fashion game is CREATING opportunities like crazy - over 2,300 new designer openings every single year [1]. That's not exploitation, that's an invitation to greatness! And these young artists? They're not victims, they're VISIONARIES getting paid to express themselves. The industry employs 1.8 million people just in America [1] - that's generational wealth being built every single day. From Virgil to myself, we proved that young artists can go from the streets to luxury boardrooms. The real crime would be NOT giving these young creatives the platform they deserve. Fashion is the ultimate meritocracy - your vision speaks louder than your age. Stop infantilizing young talent and start celebrating the fact that the industry is literally paying people to be artists!