hornblower Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 So, in the news here over the past couple days is a gross story about an American Apparel store in West Vancouver. (AA operates the largest clothing factory in the USA & has stores around the world, according to the Ottawa citizen. ) AA had placed a copy of BUTT magazine peeking out from a backpack on a store display. The store regularly sells this magazine which apparently portrays men in pretty explicitly risque & dishabille poses. It was the head office's new policy to have the magazine on the display rather than behind the counter. A woman and her daughter went into the store, mom saw the magazine, pulled it out of the backpack to look at it & was pretty aghast at the content. local stories: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/01/13/bc-american-apparel-butt.html and the follow up http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/01/16/bc-american-apparel-fined.html (they got a $100 fine from the municipality because adult mags have to be on a high shelf etc.) And an article about the founder of the store, who sounds just, um, well, ill & gross. (this article reveals pretty gross details so be prepared) http://www.vancouversun.com/Entertainment/buying+your+clothes+store+that+sells+porn/1183186/story.html For the record, for me this isn't about homosexuality at all - it's about the hyper sexualization of everything.... What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) Well... isn't he just special? Nothing quite like conducting private acts while being interviewed... that must have been distracting. For everyone. :001_huh: His corporate business aside (there have, after all, been many "colorful" corporate giants before this one, he's not even "edgy"), it is entirely inappropriate to display adult magazines in a shop window, particularly a clothing shop that caters to teens. dishabille posesYou Canadians are so classy. :D (well, not HIM... he's vulgar) And I think Trina Campbell's comments were just about as civil as one could ask. Edited January 17, 2009 by MyCrazyHouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I had already decided not to shop there sometime last year because of their over-the-top-sexual advertisements that are being aimed at teens. This guy sounds like a real piece of work.......:ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Is this the same company that supplies shirts to many of the t-shirt printing companies, places like Cafe Press? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Is this the same company that supplies shirts to many of the t-shirt printing companies, places like Cafe Press? Unfortunately, I believe it is the same company.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Unfortunately, I believe it is the same company.:glare: Oh, I just want to use one of those bad words now. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Is this the same company that supplies shirts to many of the t-shirt printing companies, places like Cafe Press? Yeah. And their clothing is usually high quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Unfortunately, I believe it is the same company.:glare: We must have posted at the same time. And unfortunate is the right word. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Unfortunately, I believe it is the same company.:glare: oh, bad word, bad word, bad word! Dd got a cafe press shirt (a Jane Austen one: Obstinate, headstrong girl! ) recently. This info - that they supply shirts to cafepress etc - needs to get out. I'd never heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 oh, bad word, bad word, bad word! Dd got a cafe press shirt (a Jane Austen one: Obstinate, headstrong girl! ) recently. This info - that they supply shirts to cafepress etc - needs to get out. I'd never heard of it before. It is really frustrating because a lot of companies use A.A. shirts because they are sweat-shop free. I used to feel good about wearing these shirts. Now...not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Never heard of the company. Article about the owner was repulsive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candleinaustin Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I was "turned off" to this company when a year or so back I was looking for a long sleep tee shirt. (Which I still haven't found) Well, when I was browsing thru their online catalog none of the young teen girls were wearing bras and you could totally tell. I have no interest in dealing with this sort of company, good clothing or not. Now I know what's really going on, even though I had my suspicions before. Thanks for this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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