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(44,397 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2014, 09:55 PM Jan 2014

mannequins with ginormous patches of pubic hair [View all]

American Apparel has stirred up quite the controversy for decking out its mannequins with very visible patches of untamed pubic hair.

As of this morning, the storefront at the retailer's East Houston location in New York features three mannequins clad in transparent white underwear, exposing their unkempt bikini lines and stopping window shoppers dead in their tracks.

But while some Twitter users have labeled the exhibition 'kinda pervy', the retailer has defended it by saying it is intended to start a conversation about society's concept of feminine beauty.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2540819/American-Apparel-stirs-controversy-giving-mannequins-VERY-unkempt-bikini-lines-New-York-storefront.html

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	inappropriate. I dont want to see that
	1 (3%)
	pervy
	0 (0%)
	i am ok with it
	23 (64%)
	wonderful
	10 (28%)
	other
	2 (6%)
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mannequins with ginormous patches of pubic hair [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 OP

I buy 90% of my clothes there. I'm ok with it. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #1

Where are the male mannequins? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #2

if you did that to male mannequins, they would be arrested for indecent exposure yurbud Jan 2014 #83

I'm okay with it...but gotta wonder if the person who designed this is hung up on VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #3

Yes... Agschmid Jan 2014 #44

I guess this is one I can say "Called IT!" to! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #47

ewww. El_Johns Jan 2014 #48

1970 called and they'd like their shrubbery returned NightWatcher Jan 2014 #4

ROFL!!! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #63

im thinking they are smuggling tribbles, but yuck loli phabay Jan 2014 #68

I'm sad to have come of age long after the 'big hair' era ended Blue_Tires Jan 2014 #72

Other rocktivity Jan 2014 #5

Interesting. MineralMan Jan 2014 #6

I'm sure it was a shock enlightenment Jan 2014 #21

Indeed. MineralMan Jan 2014 #58

Lol! OnionPatch Jan 2014 #81

Ths made me lol B2G Jan 2014 #7

looks like they want attention JI7 Jan 2014 #8

That's pretty much what adult female genitalia looks like 1000words Jan 2014 #9

.....!!!!!! Who KNEW anyone would say THAT on a Democratic message board!!!!! MADem Jan 2014 #46

You just can't see the forrest for the trees. My, my. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #62

well Egnever Jan 2014 #74

What are you doing Saturday night, Egnever? Th1onein Jan 2014 #122

Yes! Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #76

"Bring back bush!" lets... AsahinaKimi Jan 2014 #123

Forget the pubes, the nipples remind me of the weirdest day yet of my working life Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #10

That is disturbing. 1000words Jan 2014 #11

I tried to tell them it was because they were wearing sundresses in March but they didn't go for it. Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #17

>snrk< That was exactly the fate of the prototype Barbie dolls made in Japan... Hekate Jan 2014 #34

"Nipple Chiseller" sounds like something you probably leave off your resume ? n/t CincyDem Jan 2014 #35

It was a means to an end, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #40

Were they washed and then resold? nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #104

relatively speaking that would have been less disgusting Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #133

The store you worked for accepted filthy returns? That's really odd. So much as a scuff on a shoe redqueen Jan 2014 #138

corporate policy! Nordstroms and BBB are two that have very high customer satisfaction because they bettyellen Jan 2014 #143

I've never seen such a thing. redqueen Jan 2014 #145

I think things can go downhill very quickly in heavily trafficked stores. there is so little bettyellen Jan 2014 #147

I've seen messes, don't get me wrong. At the end of the day of a Macy's one-day sale, redqueen Jan 2014 #148

I think when you are talking about such a hugely trafficked area like NYC, there are bettyellen Jan 2014 #150

My one stint in retail was in 2000 at a Kolh's... Laffy Kat Aug 2018 #159

OMG Kali Jan 2014 #152

We accepted disgusting returns because we were assholes to the distributors Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2014 #154

they are all wearing glasses also JI7 Jan 2014 #12

Also standing in a strange way texanwitch Jan 2014 #13

That's to hide the underarm hair muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #67

ack, underarm hair, the stuff of nightmares. loli phabay Jan 2014 #71

Do you ever get flack from other guys for shaving your armpits? nt redqueen Jan 2014 #80

no, and if i did what do i care. more likely get flack for my legs loli phabay Jan 2014 #92

I don't bother even shaving my legs - raven mad Jan 2014 #113

If God thought that pubic hair was unnecessary or obnoxious he would have created women ... spin Jan 2014 #14

i figure evolution is moving us from being covered in hair to clean shaven loli phabay Jan 2014 #93

If that is true the only hair I will miss is the hair on a woman's head. ... spin Jan 2014 #95

hopefully its the last hair that females lose through evolution. loli phabay Jan 2014 #96

we're born with an ability to grow hair sooner or later heaven05 Jan 2014 #102

we grow less hair than we did when we were living in caves, we no longer need the hair as we loli phabay Jan 2014 #105

okay heaven05 Jan 2014 #106

when's evolution going to address the male nipple issue? nt NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #121

If AA really wanted to start that conversation, their sizes wouldn't be skewed to small women. Starry Messenger Jan 2014 #15

Or the size of their mannequins. Ilsa Jan 2014 #31

I kind of appreciate it -- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2014 #16

actually, hair is normal and beautiful heaven05 Jan 2014 #18

Should men shave their faces? joeglow3 Jan 2014 #75

i don't think we should heaven05 Jan 2014 #87

I hated male facial hair, but got over it when my PCOS gave me facial hair (female here). n/t vaberella Jan 2014 #142

yup shanti Jan 2014 #90

... but no leg hair? surrealAmerican Jan 2014 #19

Also sometimes ladies annoying nose and mustache hair ? lumpy Jan 2014 #30

I love leg hair on women and hair under their arms doesn't bother me either. heaven05 Jan 2014 #88

I wish that chest hair on men would be popular again. NCarolinawoman Jan 2014 #20

God, me too!! When did that go away? OnionPatch Jan 2014 #136

meh struggle4progress Jan 2014 #22

Hilarious. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2014 #23

Everyone uses shock to market these days flamingdem Jan 2014 #24

My first thought pipi_k Jan 2014 #25

tribbles. loli phabay Jan 2014 #70

Are they selling merkins? nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #26

that's why they call it Enrique Jan 2014 #78

^^That. Orrex Jan 2014 #89

^^Yep n/t Aerows Jan 2014 #115

american apparel is just nasty anyways, regardless of the mannequins nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #27

Now, if they would make people proportioned manikins, instead of these long skinny things. RC Jan 2014 #28

Nobody likes a wookie on that cookie vt_native Jan 2014 #29

Agree! Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #42

Actually, this poll at least, says otherwise. 1000words Jan 2014 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Jan 2014 #119

Aren't they the ones who feature barely-pubescent girls in sexy poses in ads? Hekate Jan 2014 #32

Ewww is right. 840high Jan 2014 #33

yes, same company, owner is a creep Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #37

How'd you get into my Google history? NuclearDem Jan 2014 #36

We do need that conversation folks nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #38

Was the person who thought of this idea high or something? nt Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #39

Sascrotch! Munificence Jan 2014 #41

* Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #51

+1 Fearless Jan 2014 #54

DUZY! AsahinaKimi Jan 2014 #124

! Kali Jan 2014 #153

Every fault's a fashion, as they say. Though that's the "norm" for anyone of a certain age. MADem Jan 2014 #43

Considering the current obsession with being hairless wonders (women AND men)... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2014 #49

+1 JimDandy Jan 2014 #57

I enjoy my clean and smooth junkal area. Codeine Jan 2014 #108

That sounds like A LOT of maintenance... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2014 #137

Autons with merkins? wasn't that one of the middling Monty Python sketches? MisterP Jan 2014 #50

Does the merkin come with the panties? librechik Jan 2014 #59

Dark nipples and no stretch marks? jmowreader Jan 2014 #52

It's not inappropriate, though I'd rather not see it. Fearless Jan 2014 #53

Why the hell do we need a discussion ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #55

need a weedwacker here Skittles Jan 2014 #56

Seems unlikely to sell a lot of clothes. bemildred Jan 2014 #60

All pub(e)licity is good publicity. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #65

There is that. That was my first thought here. Any attention is good. nt bemildred Jan 2014 #66

If they were sincere, the women would have real proportions too! Coyotl Jan 2014 #61

Evidently they feel their products can't sell without this display. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #64

Small sign in the window: "Made ya look!" JoePhilly Jan 2014 #69

Never seen this before. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #73

Our society has too many hang-ups about sex and human anatomy if this is causing Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #77

In total agreement with you here uppityperson Jan 2014 #91

+2 nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #107

And yet they still ignore armpit hair. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #79

Not my cup of tea, but not offensive. Why don't they go whole hog & add leg and armpit hair? yurbud Jan 2014 #82

yes... this is my thought as well... ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2014 #97

LOL.... NM_Birder Jan 2014 #84

I'm ok with this....but crack hair is over the line. cbdo2007 Jan 2014 #85

A'Merkin Apparel? Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #86

Reality check! For many folks that isn't "ginormous". Its natural riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #94

"Natural" would be missing some of their teeth by that age. Kaleva Jan 2014 #101

Uhm what "age" do you think these mannequins represent? riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #132

Sorry but I don't understand my own reply to you. Kaleva Aug 2018 #155

"Could not give less of a shit" wasn't an option. So I chose "Other." n/t nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #98

Is there a government agency that determines what constitutes Contrary1 Jan 2014 #99

A little gratuitous, imo. And they're still rail thin Blaukraut Jan 2014 #100

Mow the lawn liberal N proud Jan 2014 #103

Taste the foliage. n/t Aerows Jan 2014 #112

It's the new sexy Madam Mossfern Jan 2014 #109

I think all of this has to do with what's currently in style...... socialist_n_TN Jan 2014 #110

How do you know most of the female population shaves or trims? nt Iris Jan 2014 #129

True. I should have said it SEEMS like most of the .......... socialist_n_TN Jan 2014 #140

Are we going to go here again? Aerows Jan 2014 #111

WTF? PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #114

Indeed n/t Aerows Jan 2014 #117

Given the circumstances Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #116

lol. u are probably right Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #126

It's a big turn off to me personally... NaturalHigh Jan 2014 #118

Give me a crotch with hair, long beautiful hair kwassa Jan 2014 #120

I'm aware some stare at my hair... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #128

nice poem! kwassa Jan 2014 #135

thank George Carlin :) BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #149

At least their underarms and legs look nice. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #125

one is bad enough, yuck. for me body hair is a deal breaker, others mileage may vary loli phabay Jan 2014 #127

I find it cute that you think we care what breaks a deal for you. n/t Iris Jan 2014 #130

i find it cute that you find it cute, ymmv loli phabay Jan 2014 #134

They should have at least braided it Major Nikon Jan 2014 #131

I agree. It would be neater looking. Kaleva Aug 2018 #158

It's sexist pintobean Jan 2014 #139

I have pubic here and I have no problems seeing it. Maybe they can full figured mannequins too. n/t vaberella Jan 2014 #141

Dov is a master of publicity Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #144

Someone has to post a link to the epic "Pube Wars" thread, and I shall: Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #146

other arely staircase Jan 2014 #151

This message was self-deleted by its author PoliticAverse Aug 2018 #156

To hair is human to air divine. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #157