Marta Stewart is a well-known figure with a global fan base.
However, she has come under ғɪʀᴇ for a recent social media post she made while on a trip to Greenland, which many have labeled as “tσnє-dєαf”.
The 82-year-old was enthusiastically praised earlier this year after modeling for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in May, but her most recent Instagram post has failed to elicit the same level of enthusiasm.
On Tuesday, August 29, Stewart shared a snapshot of herself on a voyage she took along Greenland’s east coast. The picture, one of several, shows the businesswoman and TV personality having a cocktail, with the caption:
“End of the first zodiac cruise from @swanhelleniccruises into a very beautiful fjord on the east coast of greenland. We actually captured a small iceberg for our cocktails tonight.”
Stewart’s post was almost definitely intended to be harmless, but it quickly drew the ire of followers who thought her use of the “small iceberg” for her drink was inappropriate.
Stewart’s comments section quickly filled up with individuals ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪᴢɪɴɢ her for referring to a little iceberg when the “ice caps are melting”.
“Martha the ice caps are melting don’t put them in your drink,” one Instagram user wrote.
Another added: “I generally love Martha and the excesses of her life because he’s about beautiful gardens, homes, and food, but wealthy white people drinking their iceberg cocktails while the planet is in flames is a bit tone deaf.“
“So as the climate warms due to the profits of a couple thousand people, billionaires vacation to the melting icebergs, scoop them up and use them to keep their cocktails cold. That sounds like a line from a dystopian novel. Can’t make this shit up lol,” a third quipped.
“Global warming and melting ice caps but we need glacier ice for cocktails?! Talk about tone def. Been a fan for years but I’ve seen enough caviar lately as I struggle to buy groceries that I’m out,” said a fourth.
In May, Stewart made history when she confidently posed in ᴘʀᴏᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ bikinis for the cover of Sports Illustrated. The 81-year-old also revealed the rigorous wellness routine she had previously followed.
“I didn’t starve myself, but I didn’t eat any bread or pasta for a couple of months,” Stewart mentioned during an appearance on the Today show.
“I went to Pilates every other day, and that was great; I’m still going to Pilates every other day ’cause it’s so great. And I just, I live a clean life anyway – good diet and good exercise and healthy skincare and all of that stuff.”
Stewart discussed how fans reacted to the “authentic” cover in her keynote speech at the Las Vegas event.
“The response to it was really encouraging because it made women of all ages feel like, ‘If she can do it, then I can do it too,’” Stewart noted.