This is Asher. Asher’s mom Meagan Richter Nash thinks her 15-month-old son would be the perfect child model. 

After all, he has the chubby cheeks, the bright blue eyes and the winning, contagious smile. 

So over the summer, she responded to a local online modeling agency open call for a Carter’s ad. 

An agent emailed her back saying they wouldn’t be submitting his photos, “because the criteria didn't specify they were looking for a baby with special needs.”

It turns out, the agency just assumed that Carter's, wouldn't want a child with special needs in their ads. 

Nash took to Facebook to fight for Asher’s right to be a model.

His photos have been shared more than 125,000 times. 

"It's important to feature people with special needs in advertisement for three reasons. The first reason is inclusion," Nash said.

And according to Nash, OshKosh B’Gosh has officially heard her call. 

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Recent fashion weeks were the most inclusive yet — but many are still being ignored

According to the Fashion Spot's latest report, which tallied 299 fashion shows and 8,832 model appearances in New York, London, Milan and Paris, the Spring 2017 runways were the most inclusive to date, with 25.35% of models cast being people of color. But two often ignored groups continued to make up a tiny percentage of castings.

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As if you needed another reason to love Danielle Brooks, she just wrote a stunning essay about the importance of representation in the media. In the essay, Brooks describes her confusion after finding out who runs Vogue, Elle and Glamour.

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Viola Davis on embracing her natural hair, black girl magic and redefining beauty

The Emmy-winning actress has time and time again made a bold statement by wearing her hair natural on magazine covers, during numerous red carpet appearances and on her show. Davis has realized that her beauty isn't determined by her outside appearance or what others might've deemed beautiful. She elaborated on this epiphany by using a powerful metaphor about stepping on a scale.

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British 'Vogue' misses the mark with its "Real Issue"

Putting aside that all women are "real women," British Vogue missed the diversity and inclusion mark with its "Real Issue." Though the intentions might have been well-meaning, the women featured in the magazine are almost all white — not to mention, the other huge representation fail.

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Watch: This dad’s TED talk about female super heroes is so important

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Latinx artists used the #LatinxsCreate hashtag to amplify their artistry

During the past week, Latinx artists have been using the social media platform to share samples of their artistry and discuss their aesthetic style. From paintings to photographs, the work of these Latinx artists spans genre and format. Twitter user @backthatelfup began the hashtag to reflect diversity of her community, but also in hopes of helping Latinx artists to surpass a daunting barrier.

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15 photos that show this was the most diverse NYFW ever

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Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei returns to Twitter determined to stop cyberbullying

Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei took over a month break from Twitter after seeing a spike in "horrific and racially charged" abuse — now she's back, stronger then ever and ready to tackle the pressing issue of cyberbullying. In a video shared to her Twitter, Normani offered some advice for how fans should look to stay positive in the face of hate.

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It's 2016 and Victoria's Secret Pink just got its first black spokesmodel

Just two weeks ago, it was announced that Zury Tibby, who is 21 years old and was discovered in a mall in Florida, would be VS Pink's first black spokesmodel. Immediately, praise started rolling in for Tibby from fans who realized what this may mean for her. In addition to Tibby's accomplishment, VS Pink has also recently brought on Victoria Secret's first-ever Filipina model.

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J. Crew cast “real people” for Fashion Week — but forgot some

In lieu of hiring professional models, J. Crew casted 64 "real people" for its recent New York Fashion Week presentation. And while there were men and women of all different ages and ethnicities, the brand seemed to leave out a substantial population. Maybe they should have checked their own website.

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Teyana Taylor stole the show at New York Fashion Week

Every day of New York Fashion Week, Taylor has showed up in several different front rows looking chic as hell. She has never repeated an outfit. She has never let us down. NYFW isn't even over yet and yet we're ready to deem her the true style queen of New York Fashion Week. Her most notable look so far has been the dazzling gold motorcycle jacket she rocked at The Blonds' show.

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Victoria's Secret just hired its first Filipino model — and they totally nailed it (x)

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Christian Siriano's NYFW runway show was a spectrum of many shapes, sizes and colors

Since the launch of his eponymous brand in 2008, Christian Siriano has made a point of dressing women of all shapes and sizes. But it wasn't until he created a beautiful red gown for Leslie Jones in July that he started to get the recognition he deserved as a true champion for diversity. And the front row was full of inspirational celebs just as diverse.

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At NYFW, Chromat shows everyone how beautiful diversity really is — yet again

On Friday afternoon at New York Fashion Week, Chromat did it again, sending models of all different shapes and sizes down the runway — and did it without making a big fuss. Chromat prides itself on being innovative, both in terms of fashion and representation. An up-and-coming transgender model closed the show.

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Kanye West invites only "multiracial women" to Yeezy Season 4 casting, outrage ensues

In an unusual turn of pop cultural events, Kanye West has upset people. On Saturday, the rapper/designer tweeted a casting call for his upcoming Yeezy Season 4 show, inviting only "multiracial women" to audition. While some white people proceeded were upset about colorism, others highlighted another deeply problematic aspect of the casting.

CRWN is a new magazine devoted to natural hair — and it’s a f*cking dream come true

At this year's Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn, New York, people milled about between sets from Ice Cube, Janelle Monáe and TV on the Radio by booths selling jewelry by black artisans or comic books starring black characters. There were shops for soap and African foldable flats and art and candles — something for everybody. 

But tucked into one booth over the weekend, was something special. In one booth, there were the first few copies of the first issue of CRWN, a lifestyle magazine for natural hair and the women who wear it, up for grabs.

It might not seem like a radical idea, after all there are magazines devoted to seemingly everything under the sun from cats to yarn, but with stories about natural hair (both the celebration of and attempts to curb it) popping up more frequently than ever, an outlet devoted entirely to the topic feels all the more prescient.

The idea for CRWN started with a conversation back in 2014.

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