tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post4380579830980490560..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: the A&F thing is much ado about nothingjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-3309086473302178992013-05-16T11:41:51.680+02:002013-05-16T11:41:51.680+02:00sammi - i can totally see why people are pissed of...sammi - i can totally see why people are pissed off about his statement - especially in light of what a monster the man looks like, but it does seem to me that the world gets its panties in a bundle over the wrong things. this is so unimportant in the scheme of things, i wish people would get outraged by all of the rapes of young girls going on in india or by what's happening in syria. it just seems so meaningless. on top of it, people can actually do something in this case - if they don't like what he said, they can just not buy A&F clothes. they can have a personal say that way. i was just tired of the righteous indignation i've seen out there all week. and i do so love my abercrombie sweatshirt and let's face it, i'm not a twig, so their sizing isn't THAT pediatric. :-)<br /><br />i totally agree that you shouldn't be belittled for making the choices you've made and i think that's a shame if it's happening. but i don't think that necessarily is part of the same thing as this frankenstein of a guy's statement.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-28326138279523654772013-05-16T10:43:16.762+02:002013-05-16T10:43:16.762+02:00the statement pisses me off; i get that there are ...the statement pisses me off; i get that there are differences between people. there are rich and there are poor, and there are black and there are white people. there are people that live in the third world and people who live in the developed world. there are republicans and there are democrats.<br /><br />and then there are those who are elitist, and think they are better than everyone else. and lord knows where i work i encounter them daily, people who think that because i chose not to go to uni and i chose to work in a pub. and that because i am "just a waitress" that what i do is not important. and i hate that.<br /><br />but the kid that gets bullied at school because their family can't afford to clothe them in the most fashionable things and a CEO of a company essentially saying that's okay because that means their target audience is being reached. that in my world is not okay. Sammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017777921531998887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-65497415122120572442013-05-16T02:13:28.555+02:002013-05-16T02:13:28.555+02:00Hmmm. My shirts/pullovers are from Costco, my jean...Hmmm. My shirts/pullovers are from Costco, my jeans from Eddie Bauer and my shoes from REI ... stores are everywhere but these all began in Seattle. Coincidence?willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-82695359507584498282013-05-16T01:44:59.571+02:002013-05-16T01:44:59.571+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.com