Comments on: Tits, Ass And American Apparel’s Backlash

By: Baby-Son

Baby-Son — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:03:02 +0000

4 things in response/defense:

1. when I go in American Apparel there’s more girls shopping than guys.
2. The kind of people that shop at AA will respond favorably to the controversy and publicity surrounding these ads.
3. Media-effects researchers have conducted studies that determined that the increase of pornographic/pseudo porn in the media actually correlates with a reduction in rapes. More porn = less men who need to find and attack clothed women.
4. AA clothing is, for the most part, mid-range affordable for a mass market retailer. Many items in the Gap are more expensive than AA’s most expensive item.

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By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:45:51 +0000

Gail Dines. Wanting not to objectify or demean women has nothing to do with the religious right. I am sex positive, which is a more personal idea rather than supporting publicly patriarchal ideology that contributes to rape culture.

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URBANPHOTO » Meet — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:29:20 +0000

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By: Rev. 24/7

Rev. 24/7 — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:57:54 +0000

Christians regularly say that without a fake god to set the moral standard, we’re just a bunch of monkeys trying to hold back from raping and killing each other. Reading someone describe an illustration of a female inserting a finger into her anus as “witty advertising that employs a bit of risque”, I can see why they think that.

“Art” like this requires a certain technical ability, but there’s no intelligence behind it, and it requires no intelligence or thought to be able to “appreciate” it. Not even the stupidest are left wondering what it’s about, hence, the K and Rubix’s comments. I only hope that if either of you have daughters, they’re discerning enough to look away too, not so they can avoid being offended, but so they don’t ever believe that it’s alright to stick your finger up your ass for
some money. Idiots.

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Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:22:03 +0000

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By: domino

domino — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:16:20 +0000

Too true RJ, K needs to start reading from the top down.

And I’m hearing some uptight/defensive tude in K’s writings.

This isn’t about anything other than communicating a brand image/concept… (what advertising is)
to your target market
in a way that isn’t insulting them
or their intelligence/wit.

It would be nice if K could understand that.

By: The K

The K — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:49:48 +0000

RJ Take a quick look around every billboard/busboard in NYC or anywhere city for that matter. Some crappy ass Graffiti does not mean a revolution is under way. Beyond that, you seem to miss the point that I am mostly commenting on the comments posted about this story being prudish and predictable. I’m also pointing out that if a big beautiful human butt offends you (as it seems to here) that is really sad. Sorry if you had a problem understanding that.

By: RJ

RJ — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:59:20 +0000

Poor, poor K. You’ve missed the point by such a stretch, you might need to catch a flight back to the top of the post.

Sit down before you embarrass yourself.

Too late.

By: rubix cube

rubix cube — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:26:12 +0000

TOTALLY agree with the K.
If you don’t like the ads, don’t look at them! Hello, we live in the 21st century and if you can’t stand witty advertising that employs a bit of risque, maybe you should move to the desert.
If you would look around every once and a while, you would see that (OMG!) sex is everywhere.
When it comes down to it, AA is a creative company that sells comfortable, wearable everyday clothes at prices that are higher than, say, Old Navy, because they make their clothes in a humane, sweatshop-free environment using quality materials.