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American Apparel Debuts First Transgender Model: Great or Gimmicky?

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June is LGBT Pride Month, making it the perfect time for American Apparel to debut its first transgender model, former "America’s Next Top Model" contestant Isis King. King, 26, appears in a series of new ads for the provocative clothing chain, wearing Pride Month T-shirts.

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"American Apparel is showing bold leadership by being among just a few companies to include transgender people in its national ads," GLAAD President Herndon Graddick said in a statement. "The company’s statement that 'Gay is OK' will reach millions and send an important message in support of equality." King, 26, was the first transgender contestant on "Top Model," too. Do you think American Apparel is making a bold move toward equality by using her in their ads? Or is it just a gimmicky way to get attention?
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  • Nilam 2012/06/15 22:03:12
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    Nilam
    +36
    geez people, when is society gonna grow up. why should anyone care about another persons preference? media has freely exposed sex, drugs, violence, and much much more and noone seems to have a problem with it, why all the fuss over gay? i personal dont enjoy being with someone of the same sex, but if someone else does, how is that even any of my business? i really dont see the big deal.........

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  • giselle 2012/06/17 18:54:36
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    giselle
    honestly, In my oppinion I think it's great that there is finally a transgender model. <3 she's beautiful ! #jealous -_-
  • BIG BAD JOHN R. 2012/06/17 18:52:37
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    BIG BAD JOHN R.
    why not!
  • Anariashki 2012/06/17 18:21:17
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    Anariashki
    Sooo jealous of how pretty she is and how well she passes!
  • Bibliophilic 2012/06/17 18:07:04
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    Bibliophilic
    +1
    Aw, I like Isis. She is very sweet and I admire her- I watched the ANTM cycles with her in it. The clothing is definitely gimmicky. Those pants have got to go!
  • pepper5419 2012/06/17 17:49:38
    Gimmicky
    pepper5419
    Wear one to a GOP rally for Romney It would be like the scene from the movie "The Ten Commandments" when Moses parts the Red Sea.
  • Madi 2012/06/17 17:41:04
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    Madi
    +3
    HOMOPHOBIA:
    [hoh-muh-foh-bee-uh]
    noun-
    The insecurity about being heterosexual.
  • Jules 2012/06/17 17:21:21
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    I think the whole advertising that being gay is okay is fantastic, and I'm glad the media is promoting this. But announcing that she is transgender is a little unnecessary in my opinion though. Honestly I wouldn't have known that she was a transgender if they hadn't said it, and honestly it doesn't really make a difference to me that she is. She's still beautiful, she's still a great model, and she's still supporting something she believes in.

    In a way, though, I guess announcing that she's a transgender IS progress because I'm not sure if we've ever had a transgender model before. Have we? (and when I say 'we' I mean in this industry in this country)
  • Balladeer-PWCM-POTL 2012/06/17 17:12:22
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    Balladeer-PWCM-POTL
    +1
    I have a friend and business partner who is Transgendered She is witty, charming intelligent and a year from now you will be hearing a lot more from her
  • uninfor... Ballade... 2012/06/18 06:22:41
    uninformedluddite
    I hope not
  • Ballade... uninfor... 2012/06/18 06:36:04
    Balladeer-PWCM-POTL
    +1
    so plug your ears
  • kelly uninfor... 2012/06/19 03:55:45
    kelly
    Just because she is transgender? So I take it you are one of those kinds of people who care more about fitting the "norms" of society more than how much a person contributes to the world?
  • uninfor... kelly 2012/06/20 06:38:09 (edited)
    uninformedluddite
    The types that give fisting kits to teenagers on the taxpayers dime and then elevate the organiser of that foul joke to the position of Obama's Czar of Safe Schools. Google fist-gate if you do not believe it) why are they everywhere in the media. It wont surprise me when the Indian guy comes out in Big Bang Theory as that will be a real teaching moment for the great and stupid unwashed masses.
    You just have to look at the selfish, miserable, suicidal, poorly educated, angry, and violent generation currently attaining adulthood to know that you touchy feely liberal 'tards have royally screwed it up. Your lot can't see it as you are blinded by your own self importance and loony propaganda.
    It wont be too long before the "norms" put PC and all of it's Marxist ideology where it belongs and for many of us that day cannot come soon enough.
    Make sure to work hard making self defense impossible so that the "norms" can be preyed upon by your creations successfully.
    He is not transgender. He is a man with a mutilated penis and people think that this is something I should be accepting of and that He is a person worthy of listening to? Self-injury is not life affirming behaviour. It is the behaviour of the mentally ill and you lot expect the rest of us to affirm these decisions and ultimate...
    The types that give fisting kits to teenagers on the taxpayers dime and then elevate the organiser of that foul joke to the position of Obama's Czar of Safe Schools. Google fist-gate if you do not believe it) why are they everywhere in the media. It wont surprise me when the Indian guy comes out in Big Bang Theory as that will be a real teaching moment for the great and stupid unwashed masses.
    You just have to look at the selfish, miserable, suicidal, poorly educated, angry, and violent generation currently attaining adulthood to know that you touchy feely liberal 'tards have royally screwed it up. Your lot can't see it as you are blinded by your own self importance and loony propaganda.
    It wont be too long before the "norms" put PC and all of it's Marxist ideology where it belongs and for many of us that day cannot come soon enough.
    Make sure to work hard making self defense impossible so that the "norms" can be preyed upon by your creations successfully.
    He is not transgender. He is a man with a mutilated penis and people think that this is something I should be accepting of and that He is a person worthy of listening to? Self-injury is not life affirming behaviour. It is the behaviour of the mentally ill and you lot expect the rest of us to affirm these decisions and ultimately respect them.
    There is a reason that they call it tolerance and not acceptance as they are pushing to get the majority to be tolerant but they will never ever get outright acceptance....
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  • kelly uninfor... 2012/06/20 20:51:47
    kelly
    The reason you are seeing so many LGBT people in the media now a days is because they are trying to promote acceptance in our society. They, along with many straight, non-transgender people like me want to live happily with each other. It's the people like you, who fail to respect other human beings as being such that are really causing all this attention because you are failing to accept them.
  • uninfor... kelly 2012/06/22 02:12:43
    uninformedluddite
    It's not failing. I would be failing in my duty to society if I just accepted what I see as wrong. Especially wrong when it filters into the education of easily molded young minds.
  • kelly uninfor... 2012/06/26 21:16:12
    kelly
    See that is where the problem is. In your eyes being LGBT is wrong and it "your duty to society" to get rid of it. I have to problems with that. First off there is no way to get rid of it. Being gay is completely natural. Just like its natural for me to be brunette or my bother to have blue eyes, it is natural for some people to be gay. There is no way to get rid of it. Second, what is the GLBT community doing that is so wrong? If some people are gay how is that going to negatively affect your life?
  • ehrhornp 2012/06/17 16:56:04
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    ehrhornp
    +1
    Shows the wonders of medical science. I wonder how many would be able to tell if this person is transgendered if passed on a street? I don't think I would.
  • gocar 2012/06/17 15:43:51
    Gimmicky
    gocar
    I do not want to walk around like an advertising board. Same goes with logos. Why should I advertise their brand and have to pay to do it. Tacky, tacky.
  • S123 gocar 2012/06/17 17:25:09
    S123
    The question is about the transgender model.
  • HelmetGirl 2012/06/17 14:38:54
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    HelmetGirl
    +3
    It's a gimmick because of the publicity surrounding the fact that the model is transgender. It wouldn't be a gimmick if they didn't announce it. People not familiar with the model would simply assume she's a girl (as in born that way). I have to agree with the top opinion. Why does there continue to be announcements about what someone is?
  • samira HelmetGirl 2012/06/17 19:50:01
  • Wyveryx 2012/06/17 14:35:56
    Gimmicky
    Wyveryx
    +3
    It's one thing to support a cause, it's another to profit from it.
  • Gasbagmike 2012/06/17 14:28:26
    Gimmicky
    Gasbagmike
    +1
    Thats Bull
  • BlackwinterG36C 2012/06/17 14:20:17
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    BlackwinterG36C
    Just a way to get attention and make a political statement.
  • Miss Sissa 2012/06/17 13:37:42
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    Miss Sissa
    Brilliant
  • RamblingVoices. 2012/06/17 13:34:19
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    RamblingVoices.
    +1
    She's beautiful!
  • mwg0735 2012/06/17 13:19:15
  • Ramblin... mwg0735 2012/06/17 13:35:25
    RamblingVoices.
    +1
    TF are you on about?
  • Arisu mwg0735 2012/06/17 19:35:23
    Arisu
    Yeah, perversion has nothing to do with this.
  • mwg0735 Arisu 2012/06/18 02:09:14
  • AdelePotter 2012/06/17 13:17:15
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    AdelePotter
    And she looks great, too!
  • HendricksMathew 2012/06/17 13:02:49
  • TruBluTopaz 2012/06/17 10:02:28
    Gimmicky
    TruBluTopaz
    +2
    What's the point? Are there not enough skinny young women seeking modeling jobs?
  • Mrs Reckless 2012/06/17 08:13:36
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    Mrs Reckless
    I saw her in ANTM and she was really good, she was a great model. I really don't see what the big fuss about transgender models are, it shouldn't matter. Yes she was male once, but now she's female. I bet no one would ask questions if she was female first and then male
  • Arisu Mrs Rec... 2012/06/17 19:37:54
    Arisu
    +1
    That's not always the case. A person who is transgendered is not changed. They are born that way and this model was never technically a man. She was always female, though it just wasn't always apparent.
  • runningintriangles 2012/06/17 06:11:07
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    runningintriangles
    +1
    She's kind of gorgeous, so I'ma say it's great.
  • GLaDOS 2012/06/17 06:05:03 (edited)
    Gimmicky
    GLaDOS

    *cough*
    I'm pretty sure that transvestites count in the "trans" dept.
  • hilda 2012/06/17 05:03:43
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    hilda
    +3
    there are transgenders that look amazingly hot as women. whether you're gay, lesbian, transgender, or bi shouldn't matter whatsoever if you're modeling. as long as you look great doing what you do, what's anybody to say you can't model because you're a transgender.
  • beach bum 2012/06/17 03:28:07
    Gimmicky
    beach bum
    gimmicky
  • VictorianBabe 2012/06/17 03:26:23
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    VictorianBabe
    +3
    Isis is Fine as hell.... And SHE can do whatever the hell she wants and nothing can stop that. Unless, you know, it's impossible.
  • popicircusmonkey 2012/06/17 02:53:12
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    popicircusmonkey
    +3
    I couldn't even tell she was a guy.

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