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Originally Posted by SebC
Abercrombie took a ton of flak for that. AdditionELLE gets none doing effectively the same thing. Setting up your own exclusive clubs (even to offset inequalities) weakens the case for the inclusive treatment that's often been demanded.
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There's a big difference between the two.
Abercrombie is discriminating because they actually
don't want fat people in their clothes. Stores like AdditionELLE aren't discriminating because they don't want thin people in their clothes, they're just making it so "fat people don’t all have to learn to sew or make [their] lives into some sort of endless toga party." Stores like AdditionELLE actually create clothing that looks similar to the clothing that are sold in straight size stores, so it's not a matter of exclusivity, it's just a matter of making it so plus size women can actually wear
something.
For example, look at Chinook Centre. Just for Women's Apparel, there are currently
over 30 stores that cater to non-plus size women. There is
1 store where plus size women can shop. Add unisex apparel and you're up to over 60 stores, with basically still that 1 store where plus size women can shop. Are you really going to call discrimination on plus size clothing stores because they fill the gap in a mall where everyone else has over 60 stores to choose from?