If you shop at Abercombie and Fitch... stop.
http://www.businessinsider.com/abercrombie-wants-thin-customers-2013-5#ixzz2SSY5zAd0
To summarise, the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch (Mike Jeffries) has said that he doesn't want "plus-size" clothing in his shops... his definition of plus-size being anything larger than a US 10 (UK 12). Why? Because "He doesn't want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people"
Pretty much sums it up. Oh, and this only applies to women. Men can buy up to XXL because some of them are big athletes (right, because there aren't female bodybuilders and rugby players, or women with naturally higher muscle content/big breasts)
I think this is pretty damn appalling and, since his store caters a lot to teenagers, it is perpetuating the unhealthy and chauvanistic idea that women with any form of fat on their bodies are unattractive.
There have been a few debates on Facebook about this already and, surprise of surprises, most men think this is fine. Who are we to dictate to retailers what they sell? All I can say to that is that why is it fine, then, to tell people how they should look?
If you know anyone who shops at A&F, please show them this article. I would hope that they won't want their money to go to this pig.
To summarise, the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch (Mike Jeffries) has said that he doesn't want "plus-size" clothing in his shops... his definition of plus-size being anything larger than a US 10 (UK 12). Why? Because "He doesn't want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people"
Pretty much sums it up. Oh, and this only applies to women. Men can buy up to XXL because some of them are big athletes (right, because there aren't female bodybuilders and rugby players, or women with naturally higher muscle content/big breasts)
I think this is pretty damn appalling and, since his store caters a lot to teenagers, it is perpetuating the unhealthy and chauvanistic idea that women with any form of fat on their bodies are unattractive.
There have been a few debates on Facebook about this already and, surprise of surprises, most men think this is fine. Who are we to dictate to retailers what they sell? All I can say to that is that why is it fine, then, to tell people how they should look?
If you know anyone who shops at A&F, please show them this article. I would hope that they won't want their money to go to this pig.