tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904230424778517904.post4299704078224396850..comments2023-02-11T06:32:52.567-05:00Comments on The Soap Heiress: Trends, Money and Social IssuesTinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03442645225693154100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904230424778517904.post-59568073075884545852008-09-02T00:44:00.000-04:002008-09-02T00:44:00.000-04:00To quote you:"But how to keep fashionable whi...To quote you:<BR/><BR/>"But how to keep fashionable while keeping people in poverty-stricken countries in mind? That's really hard. I mean, if you're practically destitute (or even just plain dirt-poor), you don't have much of a choice, do you? By the way, I'd caution you against discussing this with my Aunt Nancy - she's the CFO of the Asia-Pacific division of Tommy Hilfiger - because she'd engage you in a heated discussion about how they're creating jobs in poor countries, etc. "<BR/><BR/>I have been boycotting the GAP/Banana Republic/Old Navy (that whole company) because I found out about their sweat-shop and child-labour driven industries in Asian countries. I found numerous articles online about it. Is it truth? Twisted/black propaganda? Or a smart way to turn down N. American commercialism? I do not know... but I agree with your Aunt Nancy because she is right about giving "the 'poor' people jobs".<BR/><BR/>Sadly in this reality, in a world driven by globalization and commercialism, glamour and exploitation come hand-in-hand. It is all about the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. It is also about luck - - - and ignorance.<BR/><BR/>If you are a filthy rich trust-fund baby like Paris Hilton, you would not wear clothes from wal-mart or k-mart or what not. You'd pick items from Prada, Gucci, and the list goes on...<BR/><BR/>Is she smart enough to be aware that several people are suffering in 3rd world countries? YES! But she probably chooses to ignore it because ignorance is power... An issue does not exist until you dwell on it or think about it (In P.H.'s case, she is probably thinking about the launch and creation of her 4th or 5th perfume, right now)...<BR/><BR/>So... is the world going to be fair in the near future? NOPE> Because the rich stays richer and NO, they are not willing to share their $$$ because $$$$= glamour and power -phew- <BR/><BR/>so... let's talk fashion - - - fashion in itself is torture... although I love to follow trends... am I a fashion victim? definitely yes and proud of it... cuz with fashion also comes power...<BR/><BR/>Now, who does not want to be powerful? Whoever says they don't want to be powerful is the biggest LIAR in the world or is about to receive the HUMILITY AWARD of the MILLENIUM (if that even exists)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904230424778517904.post-87086213133049672762008-08-26T21:19:00.000-04:002008-08-26T21:19:00.000-04:00I think that your aunt gets right to the heart of ...I think that your aunt gets right to the heart of the problem in saying that it creates jobs. The factories really do support people with few money-making opportunities as more "traditional" ways of surviving are rendered obsolete. <BR/><BR/>I also know that many people are proud of the productivity of their countries when they manufacture so many products for the rest of the world.<BR/><BR/>But we are always weighing the lives of some people against others, aren't we? That's what I find most troubling - lives of future generations, or the thousands and millions of destitute and dependent upon those factories for subsistence - I feel utterly conflicted.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, sorry for going on this political slant, but I wondered about your politics of fashion.<BR/><BR/>Plus, loved your ideas about my less political questions - agreed on the knock-off definition.<BR/><BR/>p. s. I think you should come to Timmins and see the fashion disasters here. It would break your heart, but it might also impress you that people still wear fashions of the 80s as though they were current (Not a day goes by that I don't see a mullet, for example, and it isn't that I'm seeing it on the same person)Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02207454643988846741noreply@blogger.com