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There's an interesting article over at Meridian Magazine about pornographic marketing that suggests that maybe we ought to not shop at or wear clothing from places that use explicit marketing.

http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/080418apparel.html

The big example sited is Abercrombie & Fitch.

So, I was wondering... Are there stores you won't patronize because their advertising offends you?

FTR, you won't see me in A&F or Victoria's Secret for this reason. (I'm not saying anyone else needs to feel the same way I do, I'm just looking for a dialog.)

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Hmm... usually my thing is online shopping cuz I hate shopping IRL.

I haven't really thought about this topic. Just buy brands that seem to wear the best and are not outrageously expensive. And lots of DI. thumbsup.gif

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Sure, I'd boycott a store that used sexual advertising.  But I can't say that I refuse to shop at A&F because of that.  I'm simply not in that market.

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I heard about A&F's practices a while ago, but since I didn't shop there anyway it didn't concern me. But yes, I disagree with the use of pornography, even soft porn, to advertise products. My brother used to joke that Bally Fitness should be renamed Bally SoftPorn because their ads always featured tight bodies in tight outfits.

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Ok, what about non-clothing? I hesitate to take my family to eat at Carl's Jr. because of some of the advertising they've done. I doubt they notice the loss, but I feel better. giggle.gif

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You mean the sloppy eaters with the bbq sauce running down themselves? Yeah, I hate that, too! bleh.gif

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What used to tick me off was the Coppertone baby sunscreen where it showed the little girl and the dog pulling her bikini bottoms off her bum. I quit buying that. But now they changed the label.

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hiccups wrote:
Are there stores you won't patronize because their advertising offends you?
Yes.  I will not ever buy anything from A&F because of a few ads they ran a few years back.  It amounted to an evil glorification of homosexual statutory rape - with obvious and intended similarities to homosexual indoctrination of underage youth.


I suppose I'm a hypocrite, because I shop at WalMart even though they sell thong underwear with sexual phrases written on them to 8 yr olds.  We use that reality as a way to train our kids.  My 7 yr old girl likes playing the "appropriate/innapropiate" game where we look through magazines or clothing aisles and spot which is which.  She's naturally good at it.

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Yes, there are limits. I think the difference, for me, is that though Walmart might carry some rather inappropriate products from time to time, that isn't anywhere near the majority of what they sell or how they advertise. (I don't watch much tv these days, but I can't recall ever seeing a pornographic Walmart ad. giggle.gif That's a funny thought, though. "Hi! Welcome to Walmart!" says the elderly door greeter while wearing swimwear.)

I think playing the appropriate/inappropriate game sounds like a great way to help children learn discernment and empower them to make good choices. nod.gif

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hiccups wrote:
I think playing the appropriate/inappropriate game sounds like a great way to help children learn discernment and empower them to make good choices. nod.gif

Me too.  We may start doing this in our home.



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I'm serious about that sunscreen.

And yeah, I think we'll start playing that, too. thumbsup.gif

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Huh. I totally thought that as keeper of the a-word, you'd have been joking about that sunscreen. confuse.gif

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Ha! I didn't even think of that.

Babies and kids bums totally need to be covered. I don't even like spaghetti straps on little girls. Maybe I'm backwards, but when my girls (especially) are little, I keep them totally covered up. As they get to be older, I'll let up a bit and give them more lee-way. So far, my 6th grader has stayed VERY modest. thumbsup.gif

My boys are modest, too. No tank tops bleh.gif and definitely not running around with no shirt on. My 13yo boy is EXTREMELY modest. thumbsup.gif

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Sounds like we'd be form a posse to go find that dog and send it to obedience/modesty school.

My boys are very modest as well. Ok, the oldest two. The two yr old swings between wanting to be completely covered in footie pj's and wanting to be au natural.

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