American Apparel Inc., the clothing company known for its often controversial ad campaigns, announced this week that it will continue to sell the controversial but critically acclaimed gay quarterly magazine BUTT in its stores around the world, against the wishes of a West Vancouver shopper who was recently offended by the magazines content and had demanded that the company pull it from its shelves.
A recent article in The Globe and Mail, American Apparel was criticized by the woman for featuring BUTT magazine in an in-store display. The woman, who was shopping with her daughter, believed the magazine to be pornographic, and demanded the company cease selling it. She’s now made it a pet issue, with the goal to "hit [American Apparel] in the pocketbook" for its choice. (Continue Reading-Source/Edge)
Wicked Gay Blog: Cheers to American Apparel for not giving into another conservative freak who should be shopping at Walmart anyway. If something a store sells offends you, do what I do --DON'T SHOP THERE - very simple!
2 comments:
Actually..... West Vancouver is one of the most elite neighbourhoods in all of Canada... Not Walmart shoppers at all.
But I agree that she is being stupid. AA is a relatively recent addition to Vancouver... I can't remember it being open even 4 years ago! But now there are tonnes of them.
And I'm totally going to have to buy this magazine :)
Sorry Zach, West Van THINKS it's one of the most elite neighbourhoods in all of Canada, but it isn't anymore. It's a bunch of old white British Catholics. Truthfull, she really should have been shopping at Walmart. Any woman who claims her occupation is a "mother" when her daughter is 13 years old is just unemployed.
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