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Fat Shaming Plates or Political Correctness Run Amok?

Theoldguy1
Theoldguy1 Posts: 2,494 Member
edited July 2019 in Debate Club
You may have seen Macy's ended up taking these plates off their shelves after people criticized them as fat shaming.



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Full article:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/us/macys-plates-mom-jeans-trnd/index.html

Any thoughts?
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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    Brilliant marketing.

    Unfortunately, it wasn't an attempt to rile up the crowds for the sake of marketing, they really did think they were making a light-hearted joke to hint at a real issue (portion control) without being too serious. They pulled them off the shelves as soon as people started complaining.
  • LJGettinSexy
    LJGettinSexy Posts: 223 Member
    Mom jeans come in all sizes and fit differently than skinny jeans, which comes in all sizes too, so this was an EPIC fail at humor and anything else.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    i think i would have less issues if it were equally marketed towards men as women, but it wasn't and there is where i have issue with - its potentially exploiting a vulnerabilty that many women have about body image to make a buck (FWIW - i eat about the same amount as mom jeans but def. don't need them)

    It's part of a collection with the same design. There was another plate in the collection that had something about men in it.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    i think i would have less issues if it were equally marketed towards men as women, but it wasn't and there is where i have issue with - its potentially exploiting a vulnerabilty that many women have about body image to make a buck (FWIW - i eat about the same amount as mom jeans but def. don't need them)

    It's part of a collection with the same design. There was another plate in the collection that had something about men in it.

    then i have less issue with it - i still like the idea of my dad bod beer mug though
  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    There are many great evils in the world; this ain't one of them.

    That being said, they (Macy's or whomever it was) should be allowed to sell them if they like.
    'Bad Taste' should also be protected speech.
    I'm not sure how this would be related to protected speech (in the US). The US government isn't saying, "you can't say this", rather Macy's pulled the item(s). I also highly doubt that the plates would fall under hate speech (which is protected in the First Amendment regardless).
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,185 Member
    It's not offensive but it's not really correct......I know lots of moms who are smokin hot!!

    Thank you! I am a 75 years old grandma wearing a size 2/4 jeans (depending on the brand), but I don't wear skinny jeans because I don't like them. Those plates are stupid and not realistic.