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Politicub

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149. I think they could, too.

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 06:44 AM

Mar 2013

Victoria's Secret is owned by limited brands which also owns Bath and Body Works, Express and Lane Bryant.

I believe their plus size lingerie brand is cacique, but it is nothing like Victoria's Secret.

And I know this because... I had a job during college at one of the Limited-owned stores. The company is masterful at lifestyle branding, and the new distasteful, no, offensive, new line of girl's underwear is about one thing - money.

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Dear Victoria's Secret letter from a father [View all] beveeheart Mar 2013 OP

As a father of girls, this is sickening liberal N proud Mar 2013 #1

holding back sexuality is like trying to stop tides kiri Mar 2013 #74

There is a difference between learning about sexuality and exploiting girls liberal N proud Mar 2013 #77

that poster needs to go for conflating those two things CreekDog Mar 2013 #81

T-R-O-L-L? liberal N proud Mar 2013 #83

Possibly. Or just childless. n/t proReality Mar 2013 #101

childless?! shireen Mar 2013 #112

Me too. roody Mar 2013 #131

Thank you, Shireen. yankeepants Mar 2013 #139

This is coming from religious right anti-choice bible-thumpers. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #98

There is sexuality and there is sexualizing Smilo Mar 2013 #80

signed, thanks for posting the link Tumbulu Mar 2013 #115

The "Mommy Lobby" is so concerned about the safety of children, they want you to contact congress Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #189

More from "The Mommy Lobby": "Protect a woman's right to choose... her weapon!" Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #188

omg... can't believe you're serious!..this is little more than product advertising for pedophiles Demonaut Mar 2013 #114

This underwear campaign sounds like roody Mar 2013 #132

Are you fucking kidding me? Blue Gardener Mar 2013 #145

I hope you meant to type do NOT need to! nt tblue37 Mar 2013 #151

I agree you. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #154

Sexy underwear is part of the problem. Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #156

on what planet are people giving their 5 year olds adult underwear? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #187

Adult underwear, Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #191

No thanks. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #192

Get off it, kiri. I'm an atheist and that Victoria's Secret line makes me queasy. What tween needs catbyte Mar 2013 #180

Which line? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #185

yeah, it's sickening that people can come onto DU and flog religious right bullshit. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #97

Sometimes, even they are right liberal N proud Mar 2013 #100

Really. So you'll take the word of an anti-choice crazy over the company's own statement. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author Whisp Mar 2013 #106

Here is another source. ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #172

that's not a source. That's an AP-style rehash of the original thing. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #173

Outstanding letter. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #2

Maybe, maybe not Bibliovore Mar 2013 #89

Thousands of other firms besides Victoria's Secret will target this teenager ... Auggie Mar 2013 #3

Parents will have to step up HappyMe Mar 2013 #4

Victoria's Secret knows: get them young, and you have them for life. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #5

"Feeling Lucky?" Euphoria Mar 2013 #6

My first thought was that would go well with karate lessons. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #43

"Do not buy VS products." - exactly right. Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #44

I have a feeling that the venn diagram between current VS customers and the people who get outraged Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #105

And the venn diagram of VS market targets and actual buyers contains less overlap than VS admits. Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #134

I know, eh? Whisp Mar 2013 #146

so it doesn't matter that the "story" is a TOTAL misrepresentation coming straight from Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #165

not put up with bs... like the story in the OP? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #164

Didn't American Eagle do this already? sir pball Mar 2013 #7

I believe Abercrombie & Fitch came under the gun too Auggie Mar 2013 #14

I think it was them, actually...disgusting. nt sir pball Mar 2013 #75

Why it's simply Puritanical to not make girls and women sexually available 24/7!!! Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #8

It is not just this store mainstreetonce Mar 2013 #9

As a father of daughters myself... SavageWombat Mar 2013 #19

You don't have to be a prudish, religious, conservative ... earthside Mar 2013 #10

Agree 100% n/t ChazII Mar 2013 #82

And yet this line of products will be wildly popular LittleBlue Mar 2013 #11

Lifetime branding is nothing new lapislzi Mar 2013 #12

Watch Saturday morining TV. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #17

You could do it with age appropriate things, too union_maid Mar 2013 #31

Ugh.... Agschmid Mar 2013 #118

The bigger question is why do people buy it. joeglow3 Mar 2013 #13

I think the sexualization of children is child abuse. grasswire Mar 2013 #16

I'm a feminist..... llmart Mar 2013 #21

Outstanding post. Richardo Mar 2013 #27

It's more than just saying "no". It's "No, because....." jeff47 Mar 2013 #37

Bing-go. riqster Mar 2013 #57

My thoughts exactly! beveeheart Mar 2013 #45

Agreed. timdog44 Mar 2013 #50

That's what you call Isoldeblue Mar 2013 #52

There you go. My parents, way back in the 50s and 60s, MineralMan Mar 2013 #64

yes, parents wanting to be "cool" and liked by their kids JI7 Mar 2013 #79

I agree and I am Tumbulu Mar 2013 #117

I'm wondering how I would deal with this these days grasswire Mar 2013 #121

She hates sports, but loves ballet Tumbulu Mar 2013 #126

well, that's cool grasswire Mar 2013 #127

Thanks, I sure need lots of it Tumbulu Mar 2013 #136

because they are buying into that thing about girls and women = sexual entities Whisp Mar 2013 #22

I love that "Freedumbs"! Tumbulu Mar 2013 #119

....you hope a meteor kills the human race because people won't stop fucking? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #167

This is how I see it, too.Aren't there rules on age appropriate things that his girls can and cannot The Wielding Truth Mar 2013 #61

maybe parents who want to be their kid's friends JI7 Mar 2013 #78

@VictoriasSecret n/t ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 #15

In case you were wondering... one_voice Mar 2013 #18

Well, let's hope if some girls do get those, they won't be displaying them Cleita Mar 2013 #23

I wear VS underwear and not only days I expect to get lucky tabbycat31 Mar 2013 #69

Oh I wear cute stuff too and I'm in my seventies and I wouldn't mind getting lucky. Cleita Mar 2013 #71

Just as bad as I imagined. progressoid Mar 2013 #25

Ummm. No. ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 #28

Yeah.. one_voice Mar 2013 #41

The first bra I ever saw on a person belonged to my 15 year old girlfriend MineralMan Mar 2013 #67

Wrong, wrong, wrong. beveeheart Mar 2013 #47

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #107

That's something a child molester would design. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #33

Uff da! The next thing they'll do is MineralMan Mar 2013 #66

Revolting. What are they, a bunch of pedophiles designing & approving this crap? tpsbmam Mar 2013 #129

In the spirit of "anything for a buck" and when doing business all morality, Cleita Mar 2013 #20

'let the market decide' and the market is full of sickness in this respect. n/t Whisp Mar 2013 #30

Yeah if you read the comments at that blog gollygee Mar 2013 #53

VS just lost my business marions ghost Mar 2013 #24

VS could make a hell of alotta money with a plus size line Heather MC Mar 2013 #26

Yes why don't they do that? It's a great idea ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 #29

They could make a huge killing in the plus size market, but they won't. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #32

From what I know of marketing LittleBlue Mar 2013 #35

Just distance the brand - call it (something) by Victoria's Secret. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #40

I have a name for it Victoria's Big Secret!!! Heather MC Mar 2013 #42

LOL. That's awesome wyldwolf Mar 2013 #49

You've got my vote beveeheart Mar 2013 #51

So, we zaftig types aren't pretty? And they base their market on feeling superior? nolabear Mar 2013 #86

Not at all LittleBlue Mar 2013 #120

True dat. Make em anxious and tell them you have the cure. nolabear Mar 2013 #130

I think they could, too. Politicub Mar 2013 #149

My mother wouldn't even get me the days of the week underwear union_maid Mar 2013 #34

It's more than just Victoria's Secret. Take a look at the way we're dressing sinkingfeeling Mar 2013 #36

It is so disgusting Tumbulu Mar 2013 #116

You forgot this... Agschmid Mar 2013 #122

I appreciate his sentiment, but he is fighting a lost cause appealing to corporations to rhett o rick Mar 2013 #38

As a father I couldn't agree with this father more. BUT... wyldwolf Mar 2013 #39

I'm a father of a daughter who loves Dora Turborama Mar 2013 #54

In my opinion... wyldwolf Mar 2013 #58

What I dislike about Dora are the magical solutions to problems. kwassa Mar 2013 #93

To Be Honest ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #46

Of course it's all about the money. 99Forever Mar 2013 #48

As a father it makes me sick too. blackspade Mar 2013 #55

We raised two daughters born in the eighties in L.A. olddots Mar 2013 #56

Props Dad BrainMann1 Mar 2013 #59

Damn... just reading the title... harmonicon Mar 2013 #60

As a father with a daughter, I agree. It's sickening. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #62

I heard a mother on TV mainstreetonce Mar 2013 #85

Like the "Juicy" line of apparel that white trash wears. DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #63

"white trash"??? zappaman Mar 2013 #84

Do you mean Juicy Couture? n/t bitchkitty Mar 2013 #87

Don't love the use of "white trash" but to each, their own. n/t Agschmid Mar 2013 #123

Hey, I am White Trash DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #144

for people who forget about po white trash datasuspect Mar 2013 #153

Victoria's Secret Responds Today on Facebook RockaFowler Mar 2013 #65

“Bright Young Things” for our college women? really? seabeyond Mar 2013 #90

you gonna believe the company, or are you going to believe the anti-choice religious right blogger? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #96

reading comprehension. i was addressing VS letter of explanation. agenda much? seabeyond Mar 2013 #113

....fresh ground pepper? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #128

In VS's defense tabbycat31 Mar 2013 #68

I think there is a wide range between white Hanes briefs MineralMan Mar 2013 #70

I agree tabbycat31 Mar 2013 #72

We had those open showers and locker rooms when I was in MineralMan Mar 2013 #73

I hate to tell you. We still have communal locker rooms at the gym. Cleita Mar 2013 #104

I suppose so. I've just never had any MineralMan Mar 2013 #150

Yes, there is plenty in between... Phentex Mar 2013 #76

Did you die of the embarrassment? llmart Mar 2013 #88

I did not die of embarassment tabbycat31 Mar 2013 #91

Happy Birthday! Chellee Mar 2013 #92

Some parents never acknowledge that their "children" are LibDemAlways Mar 2013 #143

Great letter Clear Blue Sky Mar 2013 #94

Do you have a "source" on this story that isn't right wing, religious right tripe? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #95

color me shocked!! opiate69 Mar 2013 #108

not only that, but ISRAEL IS DIGGING UP OBAMA'S TREE!!!! Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #99

Here is the actual story. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #103

Checked your link. love_katz Mar 2013 #109

Well that's awkward mythology Mar 2013 #110

Thanks for wrecking a great outrage story with facts Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #141

Oh no! Be gone with your pesky facts! HappyMe Mar 2013 #148

dangit datasuspect Mar 2013 #155

Damn! Sissyk Mar 2013 #157

It's a great companion to the "can you believe these purity balls????" thread. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #161

If I was to start digging through that blog's archive name not needed Mar 2013 #190

you don't need to dig. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #193

Forget it, Warren ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2013 #159

DU may have something of a, uh, hearing problem. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #162

Our society is obsessed with sex. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #111

I wish I could sign that letter. 840high Mar 2013 #124

Snopes: NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #125

Thanks for the link. This is much ado about nothing. n/t cynatnite Mar 2013 #135

Yeah, using Bieber proves they're totally not marketing to young girls. redqueen Mar 2013 #186

My daughters starting going to VS when they hit middle school (11- 12 yrs old) riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #194

As a single dad of a 17 year old daughter Nevernose Mar 2013 #133

Married mom here and I too have been buying VS for my girls riderinthestorm Mar 2013 #195

Next there will be little "Lolitas" modeling these outfits on the runway. This is just plain WRONG secondwind Mar 2013 #137

If people didn't buy it they wouldn't make it. JVS Mar 2013 #138

Google "edsel." They made it but people didn't buy it. nt raccoon Mar 2013 #206

I don't have the stomach to read through the comments BainsBane Mar 2013 #140

Oh god... jmowreader Mar 2013 #142

they've taken it down. All of it, the perditious fornication-enabling canvas sneakers and all. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #171

Yeah, those beach towels would have just Corrupted The Morals Of Minors. jmowreader Mar 2013 #202

"Dear concerned Father: If it would make us a penny more in profit, we would sell your daughter tclambert Mar 2013 #147

This makes me a little bit glad I have boys My Good Babushka Mar 2013 #152

How very Jon Benet of VS. Blech. nt valerief Mar 2013 #158

THE STORY IS A FUCKING FAKE!!!! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2013 #160

keep it down, sonny! Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #163

I kinda like The Mentalist ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2013 #204

I've never actually seen it. I just heard that industry meme about "old people love The Mentalist" Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #205

lol... did you bother to read it? Using Justin Bieber clearly shows they're not aiming @ young girls redqueen Mar 2013 #184

flawless victory! Whisp Mar 2013 #197

'Bright Young Things' is not targeted toward college Whisp Mar 2013 #166

oh FFS. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #168

'Bright Young Things'.. 12ish. i agree. and in your face obvious. a college, young WOMAN seabeyond Mar 2013 #169

...really? People don't want to be sold things as "young"? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #170

my warren. such outrage... because people are not buying your naivety that the company is really seabeyond Mar 2013 #174

And let's go back to whose word you're taking, shall we? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #175

lets go back to the two posts of mine on this thread. talking about VS words. nothing else. agenda? seabeyond Mar 2013 #176

Right. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #177

lol seabeyond Mar 2013 #178

Nice try. No, really. I appreciate the effort. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #179

. seabeyond Mar 2013 #181

I know you'll be praying for my soul. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #182

not at 20 Whisp Mar 2013 #198

I'm sorry, but I'm not finding the anti-choice Heritage Foundation blogger Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #200

you are going to hurt yourself at that pace, W. Whisp Mar 2013 #201

I confess to a mild irritation that people are promoting religious right sources on DU Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #203

Dear Victoria Secret.... trixie Mar 2013 #183

Yeah, apparently being easily influenced runs in his family-- since he's buying this blogger's Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #196

amen demigoddess Mar 2013 #199