This morning a cow-orker and I were talking about
this LA Times article about "American Apparel" ads.
I believe they're meant to evoke pornography, sometimes even child pornography. The fact that a) this cannot be proved, and b) you can't say it without sounding like a prudish old biddy, drives me crazy
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But my perspective is tainted, because more than one person has told me that the "god-like and progressive" owner is a womanizer who sleeps with his (usually younger) employees.
Though, does AA sell more using these ads?
Wonder if he sleeps with the models? Eeeew?
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So, the more realistic the portrayal of the sex object is, the scarier, more frightening and more provoking it is. Given a photoshopped supermodel you'll never ever have a chance at, and the girl next door who looks at you half a second longer than she needs to, which one ought to be wrapped up in a burkha so your inner sinner doesn't run rampant?
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AA has redefined sizes so that what is a 3XL for them is approximately the same size as an XL for conventional clothing, so their models had best be thin to look good in their stuff.
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