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Nancy Upton vs American Apparel

It's about time that the fashion industry got a wake-up slap in the face for taking advantage of their cover girls. It's not a game, these women should not be taking flippantly, and the final nail in the coffin that was American Apparel's (AA's) decision to not reward Nancy Upton who was the most voted by discrediting and ignoring her completely is a disgusting display of childish behaviour. People say that what Nancy did could have put "plus-sized" women back 5 years by making a farce out of AA, but the sad fact is that the AA shows how much they disregard women in general by not taking the situation seriously, so that “5 years of progress” didn't really happen at all, and you can all thank AA and others that are to blame for creating the social stigma that surrounds "plus-sized" women in the 21st century. It is time to grow up and start respecting each other.

I await for your apology to Nancy Upton, AA, you disgust me. As a corporation you should be much more mature than that.

Utterly appalling.

As much as I am disgusted by AA's lack of tact, I'm also positively amazed and overwhelmed with pride, joy, and respect for Nancy Upton: I tip my hat to both you and anyone else that was involved in making this all happen. Thank all of you for what you have done. It is a wonderful thing to see art being used again as a controversial conversation starter.

Absolute brilliance.

#Nancy Upton #American Apparel #AA #Plus-sized women #Fashion #Culture #Social Stigma #Art #Photography

As a response to my last reblog

I was absolutely appalled when I read about Nancy Upton's story and the way that American Apparel reacted. If you are unfamiliar, please go here for the actual contest:http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleybaccam/plus-sized-lady-mocks-american-apparels-xl-model and here for their horrible response to her rebellion: http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/woman-who-made-fun-of-american-apparel-contest-win

I was so offended by the way American Apparel set this who thing up that I decided to write them. Here is what I sent:

Hello, my name is Desiree Thatcher. Upon surfing the internet one day I came across your recent contest looking for plus-sized models. I also saw your response to the entries made by Nancy Upton. I have got to say American Apparel, I am highly disappointed in you. Your contest was condescending and rude. I have always been offended with the way clothing lines market themselves. This idea that you put out with the models that are chosen is a completely unrealistic one. Then, to make yourselves look better to the public eye, you decide to include girls who, in your mind heavier. Those girls who submitted their photos are a far more realistic view of what a real woman looks like than the models you normally display. Then, when a respectable young woman actually takes a stand against what it is that you're doing (which is isolating heavier woman by the way) you DARE to get angry with her. It's industries like yours that make girls feel ugly and cause them to hate themselves. A woman is beautiful no matter who she is or what she looks like AND no matter what her weight. I will never purchase anything from your company and I will make damn sure others will not as well.

Please, I do encourage anyone any everyone to go express their concern for the way that American Apparel is choosing to run their business. They are adding to the insecurities that many young women have. They should not be allowed to do this to ANYONE. It only takes a few minutes to make a complaint.

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Nancy Upton applied to be a plus size model for American Apparel through a series of tongue in cheek photos, highlighting the impact social media can have.

#Nancy Upton #American Apparel #food #plus size model #Don't Panic

Alright. Yeah. I love this woman. This is Nancy Upton's satirical response to American Apparel's contest:

Think you are the Next BIG Thing?

Calling curvy ladies everywhere! Our best-selling Disco Pant (and around 10 other sexy styles) are now available in size XL, for those of us who need a little extra wiggle room where it counts. We’re looking for fresh faces (and curvaceous bods) to fill these babies out. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be the next XLent model, send us photos of you and your junk to back it up.

Show us what you’re workin’ with!