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Originally Posted by mburbank
It's just so awful that AF, a company with such a distinctive, lengthy history is now kids in their underpants. It's as if Brooks Brothers started selling hand jobs.
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Would it be any different if they had started out as a company with kids in their underpants? Truly, I can see if this was a government agency of some sort and they discriminated against races or those less easy on the eyes but this is a private business. If they wish to appeal to a certain crowd and think that using models and/or sales reps of a certain type accomplish this, then they have every right to do so. If consumers find these type of business practices offensive, then the company will eventually die a slow, painful death. There are companies, such as BUFU, that were founded on the idea that they would hire african american staff and that feature clothes that are largely manufactured to appeal to the urban and/or african american culture and nobody is saying word one about that business. What's good for the goose is good for the gander and I find all this hypocrisy disgusting. Rant over.