Designer under fire for racist photo shoot called 'Be My Slave' where white women dressed in high-end clothes are waited on by a young black boy Pakistani designer Aamna Aqeel has come under fire for her 'Be My Slave' fashion shoot that depicts a model being pampered by a dark-skinned child slave. The shoot appeared in DIVA, a Pakistani fashion and lifestyle magazine and they were also posted on the designer's Facebook page on April 24. Critics have condemned the scenes as racist and have called on the designer to apologize. Offensive: Designer Aamna Aqeel organized this controversial fashion photo shoot that depicts a dark-skinned child pampering a white model in haute couture Tasteless: The shoot appeared in DIVA, a Pakistani fashion and lifestyle magazine and they were also posted on the designer's Facebook page on April 24 Outrageous: Critics have condemned the scenes as racist and have called on the designer to apologize Aqeel has denied there were any racist undertones to the photos , according to the International Herald Tribune. She has alleged the inclusion of the child happened purely by chance. 'He works in a garage and wanted some work,' she told the Tribune. The designer insisted the boy was included in order to spark a larger conversation on child labor issues. Defense: The designer has denied there were any racist undertones to the photos Unconvincing: The designer said the child in the pictures worked at a local garage and he was recruited to appear in the photos to raise awareness for child labor Controversy: The photos appeared in the Pakistani fashion magazine, DIVA Aqeel says she is involved with a children's charity and wanted to expose how children are exploited as domestic workers. She has also denied that the incendiary poses were meant as a publicity ploy for her brand and were meant to raise public awareness for her cause. Many took to her Facebook page to blast the offensive photo shoot. 'This was not only morally and socially offensive,' one Facebook user wrote, with another calling the shoot ' very disturbing, degrading, and tasteless!!' image002.png Rationale: Designer Aamna Aqeel insists she only wanted to expose how children are exploited as domestic workers in the photo shoot