Comments on: American Apparel—Objectification of Women made in the U.S.A. http://www.about-face.org/american-apparel%e2%80%94objectification-of-women-made-in-the-usa/ Sat, 25 May 2013 00:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Sibyl http://www.about-face.org/american-apparel%e2%80%94objectification-of-women-made-in-the-usa/#comment-527 Sibyl Fri, 29 May 2009 07:06:12 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=544#comment-527 I Googled to see if anyone else had written on these ads and I found an interesting parody of it: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/41858230_baac2d6656.jpg Just thought I'd share. I Googled to see if anyone else had written on these ads and I found an interesting parody of it:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/41858230_baac2d6656.jpg

Just thought I’d share.

]]> By: Amy Jussel http://www.about-face.org/american-apparel%e2%80%94objectification-of-women-made-in-the-usa/#comment-526 Amy Jussel Thu, 28 May 2009 18:57:18 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=544#comment-526 I think we should cross-post this on Shaping Youth to launch a full tilt awareness campaign...Check w/Jen and let's pay it forward. p.s. I just promo'd the latest About-Face ATB screening tonight in Marin and wanted to add it to your FB wall, but it's not set up to do so...Therefore, here's the blog reminder to e-blast as you wish: http://blog.shapingyouth.org/?p=6985 I think we should cross-post this on Shaping Youth to launch a full tilt awareness campaign…Check w/Jen and let’s pay it forward.

p.s. I just promo’d the latest About-Face ATB screening tonight in Marin and wanted to add it to your FB wall, but it’s not set up to do so…Therefore, here’s the blog reminder to e-blast as you wish:

http://blog.shapingyouth.org/?p=6985

]]> By: Deborah Power http://www.about-face.org/american-apparel%e2%80%94objectification-of-women-made-in-the-usa/#comment-525 Deborah Power Mon, 25 May 2009 23:41:52 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=544#comment-525 I have never set foot in this store because of the degrading adds they produce.Why would a woman endorse their product by giveing them their money.I believe until we as women stop viewing ourselves and others as objects of addiction,there will be "no change".These adds are violent in nature and do nothing to promote freedom.Lets stop this cycle of bondage by connecting to our inner compass instead of dysfunctional displays of explotation. I have never set foot in this store because of the degrading adds they produce.Why would a woman endorse their product by giveing them their money.I believe until we as women stop viewing ourselves and others as objects of addiction,there will be “no change”.These adds are violent in nature and do nothing to promote freedom.Lets stop this cycle of bondage by connecting to our inner compass instead of dysfunctional displays of explotation.

]]> By: rachael http://www.about-face.org/american-apparel%e2%80%94objectification-of-women-made-in-the-usa/#comment-524 rachael Wed, 20 May 2009 09:30:22 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=544#comment-524 here's a site that has links to a couple more articles about american apparel and their CEO. http://www.oneangrygirl.net/girlcotts.html#clothing here’s a site that has links to a couple more articles about american apparel and their CEO.

http://www.oneangrygirl.net/girlcotts.html#clothing

]]> By: rachael http://www.about-face.org/american-apparel%e2%80%94objectification-of-women-made-in-the-usa/#comment-523 rachael Wed, 20 May 2009 07:17:46 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=544#comment-523 we can complain all we want about this issue to american apparel, but i seriously don't think they will care. this article (see link below) came out a while back on AOL news, so i had to try to find it again and found it on another site. their CEO is a total slimebag and has essentially expressed that he couldn't give a rat's *ss. i think the only thing we CAN do is spread the word about this company and their sleazy attitude and try to get people to boycott them. http://www.minyanville.com/articles//7/2/2008/index/a/17816 we can complain all we want about this issue to american apparel, but i seriously don’t think they will care. this article (see link below) came out a while back on AOL news, so i had to try to find it again and found it on another site. their CEO is a total slimebag and has essentially expressed that he couldn’t give a rat’s *ss. i think the only thing we CAN do is spread the word about this company and their sleazy attitude and try to get people to boycott them.

http://www.minyanville.com/articles//7/2/2008/index/a/17816

]]> By: sophia http://www.about-face.org/american-apparel%e2%80%94objectification-of-women-made-in-the-usa/#comment-522 sophia Wed, 20 May 2009 05:48:17 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=544#comment-522 hi daniel i agree with you about all that. hi daniel i agree with you about all that.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.about-face.org/american-apparel%e2%80%94objectification-of-women-made-in-the-usa/#comment-521 Danielle Tue, 19 May 2009 23:30:33 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=544#comment-521 Wow, American Apparel ads are disgusting! These probably aren't even the worst ads they've had, but...just looking at these ones made me feel like I was staring at something from a porn magazine. Seriously. The adds aren't selling the clothes. The clothes aren't even the main focal point of these images. The women are. Women who look like they've been sexed up, or about to be sexed up. I can't say what the absence of men means in these ads...can't figure that bit out. But, one idea would be that these women are what's being sold, and to add men in the pictures would mean they're being 'sold' as well. I can't help but sigh at these images. This is why I've never been fond of ANY type of magazine. Wow, American Apparel ads are disgusting! These probably aren’t even the worst ads they’ve had, but…just looking at these ones made me feel like I was staring at something from a porn magazine. Seriously.

The adds aren’t selling the clothes. The clothes aren’t even the main focal point of these images. The women are. Women who look like they’ve been sexed up, or about to be sexed up.

I can’t say what the absence of men means in these ads…can’t figure that bit out. But, one idea would be that these women are what’s being sold, and to add men in the pictures would mean they’re being ‘sold’ as well.

I can’t help but sigh at these images. This is why I’ve never been fond of ANY type of magazine.

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