Jes Baker, who blogs under the name "The Militant Baker," changed Abercrombie and Fitch's logo to "Attractive & Fat" to challenge CEO Mike Jeffries' comments about marketing to "cool, good-looking people." The company doesn't carry above a size 10 or large for women.
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Jes Baker, who blogs under the name "The Militant Baker," changed Abercrombie and Fitch's logo to "Attractive & Fat" to challenge CEO Mike Jeffries' comments about marketing to "cool, good-looking people." The company doesn't carry above a size 10 or large for women.
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"I was inspired by the opportunity to show that I am secure in my skin and to flaunt this by using the controversial platform that you created," Baker wrote. Here, she poses with model John C. Shay.
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"I was inspired by the opportunity to show that I am secure in my skin and to flaunt this by using the controversial platform that you created," Baker wrote. Here, she poses with model John C. Shay.
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Baker said Jeffries' comments "created an incredible opportunity for social change" about body image in the fashion industry.
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Baker said Jeffries' comments "created an incredible opportunity for social change" about body image in the fashion industry.
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Baker said she was nervous about the shoot, but only because she had never modeled with another person or in a sexual manner.
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Baker said she was nervous about the shoot, but only because she had never modeled with another person or in a sexual manner.
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"The only thing you've done through your comments (about thin being beautiful and only offering XL and XXL in your stores for men) is reinforce the unoriginal concept that fat women are social failures, valueless, and undesirable," Baker wrote to Jeffries.
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"The only thing you've done through your comments (about thin being beautiful and only offering XL and XXL in your stores for men) is reinforce the unoriginal concept that fat women are social failures, valueless, and undesirable," Baker wrote to Jeffries.
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"Never in our culture do we see sexy photo shoots that pair short, fat, unconventional models with not short, not fat, professional models," Baker wrote.
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"Never in our culture do we see sexy photo shoots that pair short, fat, unconventional models with not short, not fat, professional models," Baker wrote.
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Baker said the shoot isn't about larger sizes at Abercrombie, "it's about teaching the world that everybody is equal in value."
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Baker said the shoot isn't about larger sizes at Abercrombie, "it's about teaching the world that everybody is equal in value."
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