Posted on 05/08/2013 9:05:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Controversial comments about plus-size shoppers made by the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch have struck an angry chord with women.
The size chart at the popular clothing store doesn’t go past a size 10, and that’s exactly how Mike Jeffries wants it.
According to Robin Lewis, the author of the “New Rules of Retail,” Jeffries said he “doesn’t want larger people shopping in his store. He wants thin and beautiful people. He doesn’t want his core customers to see people who aren’t as hot as them wearing his clothing. People who wear his clothing should feel like they’re one of the ‘cool kids.’”
In a 2006 interview with Salon magazine, Jeffries admitted his company isn’t targeting all shapes and sizes.
He said, “A lot of people don’t belong (in our clothes), and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.”
CBS2’s Kristine Lazar spoke with a number of women who were outraged about Jeffries’ stance on what is considered beautiful.
“Tells (women) that they need to be a certain size in order to appreciate their body and that’s not true,” said shopper Andrea Haykel.
“To be thin is to be cool, that’s what I think (he’s saying),” said Denise Vanleuvan. “That’s not okay.”
“There are full-figured women out there and they shouldn’t be judged by this man,” said Jessica Nerio.
Erica Ives, a certified eating disorder specialist, said it’s up to parents to use the publicity surrounding Jeffries’ quote to open up a dialogue with their teen.
“The first thing is… do not minimize their experience. But then, yes, you have to focus on the other traits that make people beautiful,” she said.
Lazar’s calls to Abercrombie’s headquarters were not returned.
<.....”the lardasses can go shop somewhere else”....>
They do have shops for larger sizes....but it’s a psycological thing...many won’t go there because that’s not really how they see themselves...doing so would be admitting what they’re trying hard to deny.
They have an image to uphold. I don’t think anorexics are the “cool kids” but that’s just me.
/johnny
Sounds as if you remember the real Abercrombie and Fitch, which was NYC's answer to LL Bean, only better. They even had their own shotgun brand. It was one's last stop before leaving on a real big game safari.
Started coming unglued when some desperate clerk walked in one day with his own load of #4 buck and offed himself in the store. Bingo. No more new and used gun department.
Canoe? No problem. X-country skis, snowshoes,hiking boots, tents, and really good, stylish country clothes for the real people who populated the US at the time, not sleazy crap for today's metrosexual ani.
There was also the Folbot store further downtown. Got one for my 9th birthday! Worked great for a long while.
Relax. This is Liberal Cognitive Dissonance at work.
Fat feminist chix vs. homosexual hoity toity elitists.
In the immortal words of our former Texas (R) governor Bill Clements...
“If it’s inevitable, just relax and enjoy it.”
Oh yeah, and big game guns. You are correct. Some mighty fine weapons. Now they’ve devolved into a hot steamin’ pile. No silk panties for men back then. LOL! Never went there but I have read about some of the fine weapons.
If it took 7 years to resurrect an interview that upsets beached whales, it appears that they have concluded that political correctness and one of the “entitled” cultures see the time is right to get some “feel better” millions$.
>> You get “the look” from those with weight issues whenever in their company.
Hang out with a different crowd.
(or, put on some weight... whatever’s easiest...)
"No, the dress looks fine, it's your {redacted} that's fat."
Single men can say stuff like that. Especially if they are bound and determined to remain single.
America is getting fatter.
/johnny
Young girls are tortured by unrealistic standards of feminine beauty that they can't hope to achieve. It makes me sick.
Boys face a similar pain when they believe that only great financial success can make them worthy of love.
The world would be a happier place if these sick ideas could be abandoned.
By the way, I'm totally serious. There is a huge untapped market out there for stylish clothing that can be worn by fat people.
Well, if the mumu fits....
Don’t you mess with a big woman!
Yep.
It's lots. Around 50% of the population, who have never and will never work, don't pay income taxes, and get lots of food stamps, or whatever they call it these days...
Thornton Melon: [television commercial] Hi there. Are you a large person? Pleasantly plump? A little on the hefty side, perhaps? Well, let’s face it: Are you FAT? When you go jogging, do you leave pot-holes? When you make love, do you have to give directions? At the zoo, do the elephants throw YOU peanuts? Do you look at a menu and say ‘OK’? Well, now, you can eat all you want, because at Thornton Melon’s “Tall & Fat” stores, we’ve got you covered. That’s right. Fine woolen, and woolen-blend suits and sport coats, in all the larger sizes - husky, stout, extra-stout, and the new Hindenburg line. And for you ladies we have caftans, muumuus, and our own exclusive A-frame in all colors and patterns. Yes, we have miles and miles of fabric. So take it from me, Thornton Melon, if you want to look thin, you hang out with fat people.
His plastic surgeon did the best he could.
Why cant the plus size women just go to Ohmar the Tent Maker and give it a rest...
Yup.
“The male models who work as stewards aboard the company jet are required to wear Abercrombie branded polos, jeans, boxer-briefs and flip-flops as part of their uniform, as well as a “spritz” of cologne. The information came to light as a result of a lawsuit that claimed Jeffries fired his pilot in order to replace him with a younger man.”
Unbelievable.
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