I bet I should wait to see if another story will come out but I'm going to go with these two stories as the shoes that have dropped. So, Macy's & Forever 21 are in the news for none other than for possible "body-shaming" it's customers. Not one of the stores who carry an abnormal amount of floral print A-line dresses in only one section. *insert shocked face* And not a store who doesn't even have a true plus-size section in each of its stores.
Macy's just removed a line of plates that had messaging that could've been seen a tongue in cheek or damaging. I who think society laughs at its pain a lot think the plates were both. The plates measured food on them with trendy messages like Skinny jeans, Mom jeans, and Food coma. And even though, I personally think American dinner plates are too large, these plates aren't any different than photo-shopping bodies on the magazines. It's passive-aggressive marketing.
They say it's an oversight and all sizes randomly got an Atkins weight loss bar. Many plus-size customers took to Twitter to complain about the sample in their Forever 21 online orders. I saw the news after Forever 21 released a PR statement, so I decided to sift through the complaints and finally found one from a non-plus size customer. It's common for companies to put samples in orders. I remember Just My Size(plus size underwear, shapewear, & comfort wear) would put Lanacane Anti-Chafing Gel samples in their online orders. But a company should pay attention to who they get in bed with. That rapport can affect their bottom lines.
Everything Has a Meaning! I think when people understand that they would watch how they present their statements. Say what you mean to say, but remember somebody is listening.
As Always Talking to You in Adult Terms!
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