http://ethicalconsumerism.tribe.net/thread/7f7dea1e-f2e4-40d2-a974-9f94bd1b145b?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://ethicalconsumerism.tribe.net/thread/7f7dea1e-f2e4-40d2-a974-9f94bd1b145b#51c51d1a-82eb-49e3-8e4d-16daa5f5c1f8 I'm not at all surprised. I'm more surprised that many, world-wide, continue to support a company that is discriminatory. These ridiculous companies are only as powerful as we make them. We really need to start putting our money where our values are. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:09:35 GMT http://ethicalconsumerism.tribe.net/thread/7f7dea1e-f2e4-40d2-a974-9f94bd1b145b#51c51d1a-82eb-49e3-8e4d-16daa5f5c1f8 Roger 2009-06-16T23:09:35Z http://ethicalconsumerism.tribe.net/thread/7f7dea1e-f2e4-40d2-a974-9f94bd1b145b#6e898dda-4e28-465f-b909-863a91e50a95 So maybe it’s time Abercrombie & Fitch reviewed its “Look Policy,” which requires employees to project a “natural, classic, American-style." It sounds cute, but their insistence on it is becoming costly. A&F has already shelled out millions of dollars to employees who felt discriminated against by the policy—and they just might be paying more. Riam Dean, a 22-year-old disabled British student who worked for A&F’s London flagship store, claims she was forced to work in the stockroom because her prosthetic arm didn’t fit the company’s “look." But perhaps Dean shouldn’t have been so surprised by A&F’s shallowness.. When she interviewed for the job, she says “All they seemed interested in was taking my photograph to make sure I had the right image.” Source: http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-abercrombie-doesnt-think-a-prosthetic-arm-is-very-all-american/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:35:48 GMT http://ethicalconsumerism.tribe.net/thread/7f7dea1e-f2e4-40d2-a974-9f94bd1b145b#6e898dda-4e28-465f-b909-863a91e50a95 Sinja 2009-06-15T20:35:48Z