Dear Abercrombie and Fitch,
I am one of the "fat" people you don't want wearing your clothing. You mentioned that you don't want people who wear size LARGE to wear your brand. Sometimes I do wear a L in certain items, depending on the cut and how loosely or form-fitting I'd like it be. The thing is, I'm not fat. What I am is a healthy, curvy, adult woman who happens to shaped like a real woman, not a 13 year old boy. The anger I feel is not for myself, I have no desire to wear the shitty product you put out for exorbitant prices. My fury is for my child and the female children of other mothers who have told their little girls that they are beautiful and shapely and perfect exactly as they are. And they are ALL beautiful.
For years, when my daughter wanted to shop at your store, I'd brave the ferocious whore-bath of stench to which you forced shoppers to enter and wait around while she perused your offerings. We'd often laugh together as she'd hold up a SMALL shirt to her leg and tell me it wouldn't even fit there. Chuckling over exactly what female could cram her boobs into any of the tops you sell, we'd make our way over to the jeans which never seemed to fit correctly because, that's right, the rear portion had absolutely no room for an actual ass. Again faced with something clearly made for young boys, because certainly you didn't expect anyone who had gone through puberty to squeeze into it.
Even more laughable are your bathing suits. Do you really think the L bikini tops can fit on someone's real live boobs? My own child couldn't get both cups on one of hers. But when you look at the beanpole models you use for your clothing line, it's easy to see who you are marketing to...very, very tall, flat-assed, super-skinny GIRLS, with no curves, and no boobs. Maybe you ARE marketing to teenage boys who happen to cross-dress? There's nothing wrong with that, but own it, for Christ's sake! Not everyone on the block is 5'11" and 105lbs, nor should they be. It's fucking unhealthy and you are asking girls to seek to attain an impossible and unrealistic version of beauty.
Do you really believe that someone can't be a size LARGE and be beautiful? Are tits and ass ugly? Do curves fly in the face of what your brand represents? Has it ever occurred to to you that one of the most beautiful women to have ever graced this planet, Marilyn Monroe, would have been a size...GASP...12 by today's standards? That is "plus sized" in your world, isn't it? Marilyn the Fattie. There's a reason Pin-Up Girls are making a huge comeback. Men and women alike believe that curves are sexy, lush, and yes, attractive. This is not to say that thin is not beautiful in its own right. What I am saying is that people were created in all shapes and sizes, tall and short, fat and thin, and all varieties in between. We run the gamut. And we are ALL fucking gorgeous.
Some of my friends are gathering their previously purchased A & F clothing and handing them over to the first needy person they see. Anyone who owns your crap should do the same. I do not want to be associated with a brand that doesn't embrace everyone. A brand that actually pointedly excludes a huge section of the population and insults them, to boot. Fuck you, Abercrombie and Fitch. Fuck your marketing department and their derogatory opinion of anyone over a size zero. Fuck your ill-fitting and poorly constructed clothing, made for people shaped like stick figures instead of human beings. Fuck your representatives for actually coming out and saying, “Beauty is everything, that’s why we hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people. We don’t market to anyone other than that,” Jeffries continued. Fuck you for saying that people who don't fit your mold are uncool and therefore, unpopular. Do you think any of my friends or I will give you another dime, ever again? Are you friggin kidding me right now???
Sincerely,
A beautiful, curvy, and healthy woman who chooses to wear brands that accentuate her AWESOMENESS!
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