Go lesbians!!
Edit: One of my best friends I have known since I was 4 years old is a lesbian and she & her girlfriend are perfect for each other.
One Million Moms Upset About Two Women Kissing in Urban Outfitters Catalog: Totally Fine or 'Inappropriate'?
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2012/04/18 17:00:00
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A photo of two young women kissing in the new Urban Outfitters catalog has upset One Million Moms. Well, not exactly one million moms, but the outspoken group that is "fed up with the filth many segments of our society, especially the entertainment media, are throwing at our children."
The group issued the following warning, according to The Advocate: "On page two of this catalog is a picture of two women kissing in a face holding embrace!" They're also urging their members to cancel their catalogs and threaten to shop elsewhere. "The ad and catalog are clearly geared toward teenagers," the group says. "The content is offensive and inappropriate for a teen who is the company's target customer."
True, Urban Outfitters is targeted at teens, but so are shows like "Glee," which have done so much for gay rights. One Million Moms previously failed to get Ellen DeGeneres fired as spokeswoman for JCPenney (because she is a lesbian). Do you think the group is right about this ad being "inappropriate"? Or do you think it's totally fine?
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Totally fine
+31Some girls like other girls, not a big deal. Time to get over it. I'm a teenage girl, and this is nothing I haven't seen or done myself. I have friends that are lesbians & bisexual. It happens.
Go lesbians!!
Edit: One of my best friends I have known since I was 4 years old is a lesbian and she & her girlfriend are perfect for each other.
That's your view. I, personally, but into it very much. Not that what I see makes me think, "Oh, I will magically become that if I buy this!" but it does help me imagine myself in such a position better. If it looks sexy on someone else, I can imagine it looking sexy on me. I just don't like it when women are objectified by it, but I don't see that happening in this case.
2003 - UO released a Monopoly parody called Ghettopoly. It was criticized as being racist by the NAACP and black clergy, and the game was discontinued. The creator of the game said fhe purpose of the games was "a medium to bring together in laughter"...
2003 - UO sold T-shirts with 'Everyone Loves a Jewish Girl' surrounded by dollar signs. The shirts were condemned and discontinued.
2004 - UO sold 'Jesus Dress Up' games meant to appeal to UO's 'customer's diversity.' The game was discontinued.
2006 - UO was criticized for offering sparkly handgun-shaped Christmas ornaments in its hometown of Philadelphia, a city that had seen over 1,700 shootings and over 300 gun-related murders for the year. After the murder of officer Charles Cassidy, the company discontinued the Christmas ornament.
2007 - complaints by Jewish groups over the company sales of keffiyehs (which had been marketed as "antiwar" scarves). The product was discontinued.
2008 - UO discontinued a T-shirt that featured a Palestinian child holding an AK-47. Said a company representative, "[W]e do not buy items to provoke controversy or to intentionally offend...."
2010 - The Village Voice published an article comparing various local...
2003 - UO released a Monopoly parody called Ghettopoly. It was criticized as being racist by the NAACP and black clergy, and the game was discontinued. The creator of the game said fhe purpose of the games was "a medium to bring together in laughter"...
2003 - UO sold T-shirts with 'Everyone Loves a Jewish Girl' surrounded by dollar signs. The shirts were condemned and discontinued.
2004 - UO sold 'Jesus Dress Up' games meant to appeal to UO's 'customer's diversity.' The game was discontinued.
2006 - UO was criticized for offering sparkly handgun-shaped Christmas ornaments in its hometown of Philadelphia, a city that had seen over 1,700 shootings and over 300 gun-related murders for the year. After the murder of officer Charles Cassidy, the company discontinued the Christmas ornament.
2007 - complaints by Jewish groups over the company sales of keffiyehs (which had been marketed as "antiwar" scarves). The product was discontinued.
2008 - UO discontinued a T-shirt that featured a Palestinian child holding an AK-47. Said a company representative, "[W]e do not buy items to provoke controversy or to intentionally offend...."
2010 - The Village Voice published an article comparing various local Brooklyn artists merchandise to products sold later by Urban Outfitters, claiming they have been stealing people's work and designs.
2010 - UO was criticized for having made a controversial T-shirt saying "Eat Less". People considered it as pro-anorexia. UO pulled the shirt from their offline site but the shirts were still sold in stores.
2011 - A designer who owns an online store on Etsy, claimed that Urban Outfitters' "I Heart Destination" necklaces were stolen from her "United World Of Love".
2011 - the Navajo Nation sent a a cease-and-desist letter to UO, demanding that the company stop using the term "Navajo" for a line of products that include underwear and a liquor flask.
Anyway, thanks for your honesty in making your comment.
LOL
The exact same image with a man and woman instead of two women would be fine to this group.
They aren't protesting heterosexual kisses in the same catalogs.
Just homosexual.
Additionally, the kissing makes it harder to see the clothes. Isn't that the point of the catalog? To showcase clothing? Or is it to make a statement, I don't know anymore.