For all the people freaking out about Abercrombie...

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  • Derpes
    Derpes Posts: 2,033 Member
    Jeffries and the "cool" people that he describes are walking parodies of themselves.
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    :)
  • chels0722
    chels0722 Posts: 465 Member
    I love Single Dad Laughing

    He gets it right every time
  • chantelp89
    chantelp89 Posts: 590 Member
    I used to wear a&f when I was a size 0. But not anymore and I don't anymore.
  • Keiras_Mom
    Keiras_Mom Posts: 844 Member
    I love his idea about the tags and overweight homeless people.
  • Krissy366
    Krissy366 Posts: 458 Member
    I love his response, and agree. It makes no real difference to me. I think many companies hold the same beliefs, they just don't shout it out, the just get the message out through the products they carry which states loud and clear who the expected/accepted clientele is. His honesty is simply his saying out loud what many companies already make perfectly clear, "You're not welcome here." That said, I like it when people show their true character, makes it easier for me to not give them the time of day (or the money in my wallet).
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member
    Jimmine Crickets

    Oh wait. No. That’s the “future Biff” from Back to the Future.

    That guy has horrbile ways of thinking.

    And the store could make more $ If they sold sizes larger than size 10 for women. I noticed it also stated that they sell up to size 2XL to accomodate male athletes thou. Are there no women athletes in a size 11/12??
  • shygur
    shygur Posts: 171 Member
    Actually I had never heard of Abercrombie and Fitch before any of this, so the outcry is making him loads more popular. I agree with Laughing Dad, fat discrimination is out there and at least we now know where he stands. I would rather know. My own brother thought I was stupid for decades because I was fat. First visit with my current doctor, I asked her if she had a problem with fat people, because if she did I would find someone else. Being very obese since childhood I have experienced a lot of this type of behavior. Oh well, their problem.
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    Love it!
  • BleedsCoffee
    BleedsCoffee Posts: 247 Member
    That's a really reasonable response. It's unfortunate that people choose to let their prejudices blind them. Discrimination hurts everyone. The upside on this one? Now we know. If Jeffries thinks he's some kind of visionary by putting his bigotry out there, he won't be dissuaded, but I will avoid lining his pockets with my hard-earned money. That said, I'm totally tempted to make a "Fat guy in a little coat." gif of my size 16 self in a size 6 A&F jacket just to put the smack down.

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  • ashesfromfire
    ashesfromfire Posts: 867 Member
    What I don't understand, and this is coming from a size 16 girl (former size 20), is why everyone is up in arms about A&F "hating" fat people, but no one claims a company like Lane Bryant, Torrid, or Big & Tall stores "hate" skinny people. I don't fit in A&F, even if I could, I probably wouldn't because I don't particularly like their clothes. I feel as excluded from there and my thin friends would feel when I shop at Torrid. My best friend is a size 4/6 and we love going shopping, but it's pretty few and far between that a store carries clothes that fit both of us. Whether we're in "standard" sized clothing stores or "plus" size stores, the other always finds an item of clothing that we wish they carried in out size. A&F and Torrid are both exclusionary to a certain type of shopper, but you don't hear an uproar about it on the other end of the spectrum.
    (on a fun side note, there used to be a plus size store near me called NO SKINNY! now THAT is blatant exclusion)
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    **** brand anyway. who gives a fk.
  • raychulj
    raychulj Posts: 458 Member
    What I don't understand, and this is coming from a size 16 girl (former size 20), is why everyone is up in arms about A&F "hating" fat people, but no one claims a company like Lane Bryant, Torrid, or Big & Tall stores "hate" skinny people. I don't fit in A&F, even if I could, I probably wouldn't because I don't particularly like their clothes. I feel as excluded from there and my thin friends would feel when I shop at Torrid. My best friend is a size 4/6 and we love going shopping, but it's pretty few and far between that a store carries clothes that fit both of us. Whether we're in "standard" sized clothing stores or "plus" size stores, the other always finds an item of clothing that we wish they carried in out size. A&F and Torrid are both exclusionary to a certain type of shopper, but you don't hear an uproar about it on the other end of the spectrum.
    (on a fun side note, there used to be a plus size store near me called NO SKINNY! now THAT is blatant exclusion)
    Well put! I think the real thing that's got so many upset is the words he used. He says he only wants "skinny" "cool" and "good looking" people to work in his stores and wear his clothing. He's making the claim that a woman who wears a bigger size than 10 can't be any of those things. And that's an out right lie!
  • Vain_Witch
    Vain_Witch Posts: 476 Member
    What I don't understand, and this is coming from a size 16 girl (former size 20), is why everyone is up in arms about A&F "hating" fat people, but no one claims a company like Lane Bryant, Torrid, or Big & Tall stores "hate" skinny people. I don't fit in A&F, even if I could, I probably wouldn't because I don't particularly like their clothes. I feel as excluded from there and my thin friends would feel when I shop at Torrid. My best friend is a size 4/6 and we love going shopping, but it's pretty few and far between that a store carries clothes that fit both of us. Whether we're in "standard" sized clothing stores or "plus" size stores, the other always finds an item of clothing that we wish they carried in out size. A&F and Torrid are both exclusionary to a certain type of shopper, but you don't hear an uproar about it on the other end of the spectrum.
    (on a fun side note, there used to be a plus size store near me called NO SKINNY! now THAT is blatant exclusion)
    Well put! I think the real thing that's got so many upset is the words he used. He says he only wants "skinny" "cool" and "good looking" people to work in his stores and wear his clothing. He's making the claim that a woman who wears a bigger size than 10 can't be any of those things. And that's an out right lie!

    ^This!
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    Don't care.
  • Vain_Witch
    Vain_Witch Posts: 476 Member
    Don't care.

    That was kind of the point of the guy's blog. lol
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    Don't care.

    That was kind of the point of the guy's blog. lol

    Too many words.
    :tongue: :wink:
  • Mmmmona
    Mmmmona Posts: 328 Member
    If you don't want to be discriminated against because of your fat, then lose weight. Plain and simple. I get the fat jokes too, believe me, but I figure people are entitled to do so. Being fat is gross and it's something I can control (or will soon). It's my fault I'm fat and if people want to exclude me because of it, that is totally up to them and totally fine with me. I encourage them to do so. Maybe it will inspire me to work harder and lose more weight.

    It's not like he is discriminating against people who have no choice but to be what they are. We fatties have a choice. We chose to get fat.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Don't care.

    That was kind of the point of the guy's blog. lol

    Too many words.
    :tongue: :wink:

    meh
  • rungirl1973
    rungirl1973 Posts: 2,559 Member
    If you don't want to be discriminated against because of your fat, then lose weight. Plain and simple. I get the fat jokes too, believe me, but I figure people are entitled to do so. Being fat is gross and it's something I can control (or will soon). It's my fault I'm fat and if people want to exclude me because of it, that is totally up to them and totally fine with me. I encourage them to do so. Maybe it will inspire me to work harder and lose more weight.

    It's not like he is discriminating against people who have no choice but to be what they are. We fatties have a choice. We chose to get fat.

    That may or may not be true, but tall does not = fat. A 5'10" woman in a size 12 is not fat by any stretch of the imagination.
    A 5'3" woman in a size 12 isn't disgustingly fat, either. Size 12 is just not that big.
  • Carnivor0us
    Carnivor0us Posts: 1,752 Member
    Jimmine Crickets

    Oh wait. No. That’s the “future Biff” from Back to the Future.

    That guy has horrbile ways of thinking.

    And the store could make more $ If they sold sizes larger than size 10 for women. I noticed it also stated that they sell up to size 2XL to accomodate male athletes thou. Are there no women athletes in a size 11/12??

    Exactly what I was thinking. Why in the hell doesn't A&F sell sizes to accommodate female athletes? Does he not think female athletes are 'cool'?
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    that article was right - the douche makes it easy to see his douchebaggery, so that I know where to NOT spend my money.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    If you don't want to be discriminated against because of your fat, then lose weight. Plain and simple. I get the fat jokes too, believe me, but I figure people are entitled to do so. Being fat is gross and it's something I can control (or will soon). It's my fault I'm fat and if people want to exclude me because of it, that is totally up to them and totally fine with me. I encourage them to do so. Maybe it will inspire me to work harder and lose more weight.

    It's not like he is discriminating against people who have no choice but to be what they are. We fatties have a choice. We chose to get fat.

    Just cause you say it is "gross" to be fat doesn't make it so. You need to mentally overcome that barrier you got sold by certain marketing establishments. I really hope immediate people around you don't think you are "gross" cause that would be a sad living situation for them having to deal with a "gross" person all the time.
  • sdbart
    sdbart Posts: 189 Member
    I shop at Kohl's... that place is nice... I am allergic to the perfume A&F spray so I have never been in one. But my boys have danced out front of one when they were little toddlers. That was cute. The eye candy is nice also. But I find the store just a "symbol shop". meh...
  • Shr3dded
    Shr3dded Posts: 232
    Instead of joining the group of sad and angry fatties that can't buy XL's, why not use it as motivation to push yourself into better shape?

    How about we aim for a medium instead of being content with XL?
  • hayles333
    hayles333 Posts: 105 Member
    My favorite part of the post: "As for me, I’m going to take the passive aggressive approach and start buying used Abercrombie & Fitch clothes, cutting the tags off, sewing them onto really cheap and ugly mega-store jeans, and handing them out to overweight hobos everywhere." Freaking hilarious!
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Instead of joining the group of sad and angry fatties that can't buy XL's, why not use it as motivation to push yourself into better shape?

    How about we aim for a medium instead of being content with XL?

    I think plenty of us would rather move from XL to XXL
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    What I don't understand, and this is coming from a size 16 girl (former size 20), is why everyone is up in arms about A&F "hating" fat people, but no one claims a company like Lane Bryant, Torrid, or Big & Tall stores "hate" skinny people. I don't fit in A&F, even if I could, I probably wouldn't because I don't particularly like their clothes. I feel as excluded from there and my thin friends would feel when I shop at Torrid. My best friend is a size 4/6 and we love going shopping, but it's pretty few and far between that a store carries clothes that fit both of us. Whether we're in "standard" sized clothing stores or "plus" size stores, the other always finds an item of clothing that we wish they carried in out size. A&F and Torrid are both exclusionary to a certain type of shopper, but you don't hear an uproar about it on the other end of the spectrum.
    (on a fun side note, there used to be a plus size store near me called NO SKINNY! now THAT is blatant exclusion)

    I used to complain about Lane Bryant's "real women" crap all the time when I shopped there. All women are real, thanks. I'd have stopped if there were another store that sold non-sucky clothes in my price range and size near me. I was glad when I shrunk out of them. I don't like body snark from any angle.

    That said, I am amused that people are JUST NOW getting worked up over this. This is old news. It's never been a secret who the target demographic was and anyone who's pondered getting their clothing knows that their sizes are quite small for a lot of people. The only difference this time is the guy actually said what he was thinking. It doesn't matter if I agree with it or not. It's not my style clothing, it's too expensive for me even if I COULD fit in it and liked it and that stupid perfume they spray every .0002 seconds makes me sneeze.
  • DebraLosesIt
    DebraLosesIt Posts: 60 Member
    torrid, lane bryant, casual male big and tall that specialize in plus sizes. I don't think that's discriminating. there are tons of stores that don't sell sizes over 14 or 16. if he wants to sell size 10 and below, that's his prerogative. my problem stems from his comments about "cool and attractive" as if larger people can't be attractive or cool. I never fit into a&f clothes and now that Im losing weight and could potentially eventually fit into their clothes, I won't buy them.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    My favorite part of the post: "As for me, I’m going to take the passive aggressive approach and start buying used Abercrombie & Fitch clothes, cutting the tags off, sewing them onto really cheap and ugly mega-store jeans, and handing them out to overweight hobos everywhere." Freaking hilarious!

    I wish more companies were up front about the bigotry. We would probably never purchase another pepsi product of drive a Volkswagen again. I do wish I had access to a screen print though so I could print off ton of A&F shirts to the dirty, unwashed lot that they don't want their image to be soiled by.

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