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Stranger Than Friction's avatar

Thanks Robyn. My shock about these scandals and the abuses involved is how very, very long it takes to bring the criminals and the crimes they committed to everyone's attention, and to arrest and try them in a court of law. Meanwhile, they've made so many millions of dollars being exploitative assholes. May they be found guilty and may they be sued into oblivion by the victims. May their evil wealth be redistributed to the victims, and may they spend more than a decade in prison.

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Devon Williams's avatar

I just learned about A&F Quarterly. Isn't it self-defeating to sell clothing with softcore pornography where everyone is naked?

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Sarah Smile's avatar

A+F was (is?) also an *insanely* racist company, aside from all the sleazy sexual stuff.

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oscarphile's avatar

The Manhattan A&F flagship, in 2015 (maybe they still do or maybe they don't), had a velvet rope line outside and people waiting behind it to be let in a few at a time, like it was some kind of Studio 54 exclusive disco. It was the absolute douchiest thing I have ever seen.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Robyn. Shocking, but totally unsurprising.

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tim gueguen's avatar

The chain was parodied in the Canadian cartoon series 6teen as Albatross and Finch, including the stores having shirtless "Greeter Gods" and tube top wearing "Greeter Goddesses." Besides being pretty their primary characteristic is being snobbish and unhelpful to customers.

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LuluBean12 StarGeezer's avatar

The notification on my phone about this was almost the least astonishing thing I had ever glanced at.

Finding the A&F store to be creepy as I walked past it in the mall, proved that I am not totally oblivious to social nuance.

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Hank Napkin's avatar

Do I smell a Cabinet Appointment?????

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Blanche de Shambles's avatar

"they were recruited for these parties by a middleman with “a missing nose covered with a snakeskin patch,” later identified as James Jacobson."

Dang- did they have to pick him out of a lineup or something?

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Tosca's avatar

Hmm, another depraved predator that's not a drag queen or trans woman.

But how fucking gross. He could have just hired sex workers; instead he deliberately coerced people who just wanted a job. So it was the coercion he got off on. Throw away the fucking key.

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el duderino's avatar

Thank you, Robyn, for not posting a picture of his gross punchable face

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eye8urcake's avatar

This asshole going off about how 'ugly' people shouldn't wear his company's clothes was always fucking rich.

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Palisadesoffunkedelic's avatar

Is snakenose Steve Bannon's brother?

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The Covfefes ASAP!'s avatar

Channing Tatum is the only famous person I believe would have gotten down with that stuff. Also he did a movie "Blink Twice" that came out recently. Coincidence?

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bdog's avatar

If a man with a missing nose/snakeskin patch in lieu of a nose/?! (I mean seriously WHAT on EARTH?!)

anyway

if a man with a snakeskin patch/missing NOSE?! WHAT!? (sorry) If that man is recruiting you and you DON'T think it's for a sex/drugs party, then you're definitely going into the right business.

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LuluBean12 StarGeezer's avatar

Even Tycho Brahe used a 3d silver fake nose back in the day. (legend has it)

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zuzu's avatar

Also: maybe not the best idea to have someone that easily identifiable be your recruiter for your criminal enterprise.

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Pexas Teat's avatar

Either that, or pick someone whose description the cops won't believe.

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GrannysKnitting's avatar

i had a look at the store site cos i've never seen their stuff and any site that has to class its clothes as 'all-american' in every category gives me a wiggins, even without the tit and ass show that is their catalogue

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algore lactating's avatar

this is a disgrace to the loss of brian "brizz" gillis.

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