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Jacob Haller ([personal profile] jwgh) wrote2005-09-21 10:53 am
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Plea for assistance

Where would you go to get plain black tee shirts in Providence and environs? I have tried a few places, but it appears that Providence is in the middle of a Great Black Tee Shirt Drought, so my attempts so far have been unsuccessful.

(Specifically I tried a bunch of places at the Providence Place Mall and also the Job Lot on Reservoir Avenue in Cranston.)

Thanks,
jwgh
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[identity profile] donutgirl.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
explain, please! I know nothing about this store except I've heard hipsters gush. What's the story on the sexism?

[identity profile] saucypunk.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
apparently the guy who owns it is a real asshole. i mean, look at their advertising...

but the way i look at it is, most commercial clothing companies are either owned by assholes, have horribly exploitative advertising, or both, and mostly they treat their workers horribly too. So i figure i might as well support the one who doesn't treat the workers horribly...

[identity profile] donutgirl.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never seen their advertising.

[identity profile] saucypunk.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
it's really just incredibly sexist/demeaning/exploitative
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[personal profile] jwgh 2005-09-21 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I found this story: http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20050804154742932

I want to get the shirts this week, so I think I'll head to ACMoore Friday after work (if they're open; I should check hours).

[identity profile] donutgirl.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
interesting. Personally, I'm more concerned about their anti-union stance than the salacious ad campaigns (yawn) or the founder's personal peccadiloes.

[identity profile] restartsmyheart.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
guess its more misogyny than sexism...

yeah he jerks off during interviews, wants to hire hotties to work with, not just for modeling. there was a really bad article on him in an issue of Jane a while ago. I like the shirts alot though, they are really, really comfortable, and i have no morals.. but i hate people that wear things just for coolness/hipsterabilty and aa is definately one of those brands.. so i just like to bring up the disgustingness of Dov Charney as much as possible.

http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2270/

Theres actually this other company that is called alternative apparel that makes identically comfortable tee-shirts. Though they don't say they are not sweat shop free. Forcing one to decide sweat shops vs. or anti-union/anti-woman.

[identity profile] donutgirl.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, the guy definitely sounds like a tool. I guess it is sexism if he's actually hiring people based on looks/willingness to fuck him. On the other hand, Hooters has been doing that for years. On the other other hand, it's not like I go to Hooters all the time.

[identity profile] christychristy.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Alternative apparel seems to believe that it is a sweatshop free company-- just made in other countries with lower standards. It doesn't look like they do retail directly, sad.

Re: plus he looks like this.

[identity profile] donutgirl.livejournal.com 2005-09-21 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
barf.
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Re: plus he looks like this.

[personal profile] jwgh 2005-09-21 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Not everyone can pull off facial hair like that.

That guy, for instance. He can't.

That article on 'the home implement market' must be fascinating.
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