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Dov Charney, I don’t even know what your ads are supposed to sell anymore. Body issues? Sexual Harassment? Tampon Tea? (Hah! That was for you, Uncle Terry). I do however, know that periodically I am walking through SoHo on Sunday mornings all sleepy with my coffee in hand and then, boom, pudenda meets leggings. I do not hate pudenda. I do not hate leggings. I do hate these ads because they seem unecessary and unartistic and exploitative (because the models don’t get paid enough, not because they’re always half naked) and they suck. They just suck. Below, basically the reasons I treat people who proudly report they are wearing American Apparel exactly the way I’d treat someone who proudly announced that they were wearing Nazi apparel.
2 days ago
[...] Of the episodes to date, this seemed the least Dunham-intensive. Dunham-fisted? No, that’s terrible, let’s move on. But I enjoyed her co-worker interaction while it lasted. The much-maligned Lesley Arfin showed chops, as did Dunham in her intended break-up monologue with Adam. Her dismissal, in which she reveals wanting commitment while likely abhorring the idea of calling it that, was a sophisticated fistful of writing, as Hannah spirals in and out of her intentions before the scene comes to a head. It also defined Adam’s dichotomies simply. He has a confused buffoon’s face on the body of a model (albeit one gorging himself on holiday). It’s going to look bizarre if this guy ever puts on a shirt. He often behaves badly, but nonchalantly tells Hannah to “just be who you are”, as if it were effortless, because for him, it is. In short, he’s an apt model for the self-absorbed but well intentioned youth of America (or at least American Apparel ads). [...]
34 days ago
[...] hier de tien ergste American Apparel advertenties. Lees ook:American Apparel zoekt hot staff Lees ook:Bizarre eisen personeel American Apparel Lees [...]
57 days ago
[...] It’s a matter of opinion whether American Apparel’s sexually charged advertising is creative and effective, or offensive. [...]
these ***&*&$*$(&.8.6mV&&VC???!!!! Americfdan Apparel Ads!!!!!
Isn’t there anything whoever wants to can do to stop these ads?
I don’t know why anyone is surprised by American Apparel advertisements? I mean the CEO has had tons of sexual harrasment suits brought up against him. That being said the people who do wear AA really don’t care for the adverts and most everyone doesn’t say “sex sells” but “yeah they’re gross, the models are pretty sad looking as well”.
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You seem really really bitter. Half the captions arent even trying to be funny (I hope?) and the other half is critizing the product and not the Ads themselves (which is stupid since this is a Ten Worst ADS article).
Creep-tastic.
Rose is right, what about other things that exploit women?
Probably, it’s better that women start using “The Islamic Veil” to cover themselves and stop themselves from bieng, molested; we nee to go back to old fashions.
First, other wrongs do not make this right.
Second, I LOVE the idea that some immature teenagers are passing by these ads every morning and are expecting girls to be like this: slutty and cheap. Being sarcastic.
what about all the other businesses that exploit women? The world exploits women. I would rather have people hating a rightwing made-in-china sweatshop company than a company that has their clothing made in USA, workers that get paid substantially and work in save conditions, support good causes such as gay rights, are against the Arizona Anti-Immigration Law, and are against the war. I support American Apparel! and the models can choose not to work for American Apparel. They are not forced, like the underpaid children slaving away in sweatshops, risking their lives everyday to produce some cheaply made, inexpensive shirt so we don’t have to spend as much money.
thanks for posting this, your comments had me cracking up!! aa ads, however, do not crack me up. contrarily, they make me want to THROW UP!
So do they only sell porn wear and socks? No really do they say clothes, i didn’t see any actual apparel
Advertisements are not designed so that people look at them and immediately make a conscious decision to spend money on the company’s product. I’m not judging the worth of these ads in any way, but clearly they are attention-grabbing and memorable, for better or worse. Mission accomplished.
FAIL!!!
Lauren Phoenix IS a porn star. So are several more of the models AA uses. So….. do act surprised when it looks like porn?
Seriously? Honestly and truthfully, I’m supposed to see these ads and want to spend money at American Apparel? Who’s genius idea was that?
I read an article about him once in which he said he took many of the pictures for his ads during and immediately after intercourse with the women pictured. So the girl who loves her socks so much? There’s a very real possibility that Dov took the pictures on the left while grunting away on top of her.
I do apologize for putting that image into everyone’s head.
Well that was as interesting as it was disgusting. Thank you for the truth, it makes a lot of sense.
We used to call these ‘dirty’ pictures.
The thing that astonishes me is that these ads are supposed to make WOMEN want to buy these clothes.
I, too, can be a 15 year old exploited by a mustache-clad creep…all I have to do is shop at american apparel!
That last one with the guy in pink had me in tears! I don’t understand how any of these would make people want to buy their clothes!