Should American Apparel Hire Snarky Plus-Size Model?
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2011/09/16 22:00:00
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Nancy Upton definitely has the American Apparel aesthetic down -- amateur, risque, and a little bit awkward -- but the company was still unwilling to hire her when she got the most votes in their plus size model contest.
The company rejected her because of her outspoken position on American Apparel's image and message, which she felt was an "unmistakable brand of female objectification."
Well, sort of.
Just before American Apparel dropped her from the competition, she wrote a feature opinion article for The Daily Beast pointing out the problems she had with the company.
She wrote, "I entered American Apparel's 'plus-size model' contest as a joke—and won. But I want nothing to do with a company that's wanted nothing to do with large women until now ... I had been super ooged out by American Apparel in the past—its sexy-nymphs-in-tube-socks ad campaigns, the skeevy stare of its hipster-hero CEO. I just couldn’t get this new stunt out of my head."
At first, the company was critical of her attitude, informing her that they could not work with someone as opposed to their company as she was. Not that she wanted to work for them, but they had to move fast before she got the chance to reject them.
Now American Apparel is flying her out to their Los Angeles headquarters to give her a tour of the facility and introduce her to some of their high-ranking female employees.
She agreed, on one condition.
Upton wrote on her blog, "[Creative director Iris Alonzo] has graciously offered to fly Shannon and me out to LA to visit American Apparel and get a look at what it’s really like being inside the company. I agreed, as long as I could write about what I saw. She said that would be fine."
Whatever the result, we appreciate her awkwardly appropriate sense of humor, and can't wait to hear what she has to say about her visit.
The company rejected her because of her outspoken position on American Apparel's image and message, which she felt was an "unmistakable brand of female objectification."
Well, sort of.
Just before American Apparel dropped her from the competition, she wrote a feature opinion article for The Daily Beast pointing out the problems she had with the company.
She wrote, "I entered American Apparel's 'plus-size model' contest as a joke—and won. But I want nothing to do with a company that's wanted nothing to do with large women until now ... I had been super ooged out by American Apparel in the past—its sexy-nymphs-in-tube-socks ad campaigns, the skeevy stare of its hipster-hero CEO. I just couldn’t get this new stunt out of my head."
At first, the company was critical of her attitude, informing her that they could not work with someone as opposed to their company as she was. Not that she wanted to work for them, but they had to move fast before she got the chance to reject them.
Now American Apparel is flying her out to their Los Angeles headquarters to give her a tour of the facility and introduce her to some of their high-ranking female employees.
She agreed, on one condition.
Upton wrote on her blog, "[Creative director Iris Alonzo] has graciously offered to fly Shannon and me out to LA to visit American Apparel and get a look at what it’s really like being inside the company. I agreed, as long as I could write about what I saw. She said that would be fine."
Whatever the result, we appreciate her awkwardly appropriate sense of humor, and can't wait to hear what she has to say about her visit.
Please. A size 0 couldn't even fit two people into my jeans then or now.
I went on a fitness bender and lost fifteen pounds since that picture and I was still smokin' back then.
I think it's hilarious that you're sitting there defending skinny people, then you say all these ignorant things about plus sized models. Girls CAN be beautiful with extra weight if they have the right body shape and features, and I do agree obese women shouldn't model, but there's a pretty huge line between overweight and obese. If she's happy with her body that way, and can still live a healthy life style, then why should she change it to fit the ideal of beauty. Not everyone thinks skinny is beautiful, many men prefer women with those types of bodies, and many women really do live healthy life styles and still pack on some extra pounds. I know lots of strong, overweight women that exercise all the time, and work very hard to maintain their "obese" bodies. Some women really can't lose a lot of weight be it due to a thyroid problem, or simply a slow metabolism.
I've eaten healthy all my life. I work out every single day, and I wear a size 9. I'm five foot nine, and you know what? I love my body. I have a a waist that goes in then out in a lovely hour glass, perky C-cup breasts, and a great ass, so why should I feel bad about myself? My stomach is ...
I think it's hilarious that you're sitting there defending skinny people, then you say all these ignorant things about plus sized models. Girls CAN be beautiful with extra weight if they have the right body shape and features, and I do agree obese women shouldn't model, but there's a pretty huge line between overweight and obese. If she's happy with her body that way, and can still live a healthy life style, then why should she change it to fit the ideal of beauty. Not everyone thinks skinny is beautiful, many men prefer women with those types of bodies, and many women really do live healthy life styles and still pack on some extra pounds. I know lots of strong, overweight women that exercise all the time, and work very hard to maintain their "obese" bodies. Some women really can't lose a lot of weight be it due to a thyroid problem, or simply a slow metabolism.
I've eaten healthy all my life. I work out every single day, and I wear a size 9. I'm five foot nine, and you know what? I love my body. I have a a waist that goes in then out in a lovely hour glass, perky C-cup breasts, and a great ass, so why should I feel bad about myself? My stomach is completely flat, and I look good in a bikini, and it's people like YOU that make me doubt myself. For one second, I feel like there's something wrong with my body and I need to lose weight, or no one will ever love me.
You are a massive hypocrite, and I find you distasteful. I'm fine the way I am, and so is Nancy Upton. I don't have a body like hers, but if I did, I would learn to love it exactly the way she does.
I'm sad that, just because I defended slim people and pointed out that praising obesity is bad, people just stereotype me as an evil person that hates anybody that's even slightly overweight. I'm not slim myself either.
I just think that recent trend of calling every slim girl "anorexic" and giving props for every girl that is overweight is a dangerous thing. It can really harm the society. Big girls (not saying you are) always scream about how Anorexia is killing girls, but when you look at average weight of females in US past 50 years it's NOT getting ANY slimmer, the average weight is dramatically INCREASING.
There is a big flaw in the argument when they say "Girls need to stop losing so much weight, they are being controlled by the media", because people are NOT losing wight at all over the years. The reality is opposite. Girls weight way more now then they did past several decades.
>healthy vs unhealthy need to stop
That, I disagree... sure, a little snack here and there to treat your self, and to make your life happy, that's nothing harmful. But I believe generally people should be encouraged to eat and live healthy. Unhealthy life style might not affect you during your 20s or 30s, but it will come back and hunt you when it's too late.
if they still flew her out to Los Angeles somebody that's high up in that company gets that---its call being smart.
I highly doubt they would really care about 1 customer enough to fly her across the country... they wouldn't have bothered unless they still were considering her for the job....
Which country are you talking about, that will happily hire big girls? I'm sure your not talking about Europe, Asia, Latin America because country from these continents have average weight waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay lower then US (except Mexico).
So now we exude US, Europe, Asia, Latin America, I really would LOVE to know, which country have the "moral values" that you speak of?
Are you kidding me?
Can you cite me on how many times I've done that? If so, fine, but my comments still stand. I was just presenting another side... I can do that, you know.
The world is made up of fat, skinny and people with in between sizes.
It was a 'joke', wasn't it? Or, are you pissed off that you didn't come up with it first? I can question whatever I want regarding any topic, but specifically, I was questioning the PICTURE, NOT YOU, as I don't know you.
You too, have been watching way too much CNN. YOU NEED TO STOP.
Therefore, your reason for attacking me is baseless. find something else to talk about without getting your jockstrap all knotted up, 'k?
So, anyone who doesn't agree with you or do not have the same opinion gets one
...oh, THAT'S what YOU'RE saying about YOU!
That's some label...it's not mine, I'll pass. Thanks for sharing.