Comments on: American Apparel is Not Good http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/08/29/american-apparel-is-not-good/ Danya Ruttenberg's website Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:01:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: gathering in light - » Daily Scribe Jamboree 09012006 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/08/29/american-apparel-is-not-good/#comment-2203 gathering in light - » Daily Scribe Jamboree 09012006 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:31:58 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/08/29/american-apparel-is-not-good/#comment-2203 [...] Finally Dayna Ruttenberg writes on her blog about some of the issues American Apparel is getting in trouble over.  She writes, “Despite trying to market themselves as a hip, sweatshop-free haven for social justice, it’s really a union-busting org with skeevy advertising practices and an unapologetically sexually harrassing CEO, with a habit of trying to intimidate media sources critical of the company.” And points to Clamour Magazine, a “quarterly print magazine and online community of radical thought, art, and action,” as the clothing company’s newest target. [...] […] Finally Dayna Ruttenberg writes on her blog about some of the issues American Apparel is getting in trouble over.  She writes, “Despite trying to market themselves as a hip, sweatshop-free haven for social justice, it’s really a union-busting org with skeevy advertising practices and an unapologetically sexually harrassing CEO, with a habit of trying to intimidate media sources critical of the company.” And points to Clamour Magazine, a “quarterly print magazine and online community of radical thought, art, and action,” as the clothing company’s newest target. […]

]]> By: danya http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/08/29/american-apparel-is-not-good/#comment-2196 danya Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:10:41 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/08/29/american-apparel-is-not-good/#comment-2196 There's a good list of sweatshop-free companies on the Progressive Jewish Alliance website--download the PDF <a href="http://www.pjalliance.org/article.aspx?ID=282&CID=1#%20Pledge" rel="nofollow">here</a>. There’s a good list of sweatshop-free companies on the Progressive Jewish Alliance website–download the PDF here.

]]> By: C. Wess Daniels http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/08/29/american-apparel-is-not-good/#comment-2189 C. Wess Daniels Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:21:53 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/08/29/american-apparel-is-not-good/#comment-2189 Great post. We live in LA and really like to go to AA but we also know there are some issues with it. What's hard for me to decide is whether it's better to shop there or other places that are known sweatshops but don't do this other stuff. Is this a case of trying to find the lesser of the evils or should we do something else. My wife has found a couple faiir-trade clothing stores online (in the UK) which are great but really expensive. And I try to shop mainly at thrifts stores so maybe that's the way to go. Any thoughts? Great post. We live in LA and really like to go to AA but we also know there are some issues with it. What’s hard for me to decide is whether it’s better to shop there or other places that are known sweatshops but don’t do this other stuff. Is this a case of trying to find the lesser of the evils or should we do something else.

My wife has found a couple faiir-trade clothing stores online (in the UK) which are great but really expensive. And I try to shop mainly at thrifts stores so maybe that’s the way to go.

Any thoughts?

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