Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, retail stores are allowed to appeal to a certain market base. If Abercrombie wanted to appeal to a largely white audience, that's fine. There are plenty of fashion labels that target a specific ethnicity--Fubu for African-Americans and Pinoy-Wear for Filipino-Americans to name a few. But these designers make it clear that they are appealing to a certain group within the nation. Abercrombie tricks you into thinking that their ads represent all of America. Their troupe of Aryan models even travel to England to prove it. For as we all know, "the only...
Another friend complained about their employment practices. "They only hire tall, beautiful people to work in their store. They want people with a certain look and they encourage sales staff to flirt with people to induce them to buy." And, sure enough, overweight, or average-looking sales people were relegated to the back of the store. The good-looking ones were strategically placed in the front...
...suppose it is the "look" of the store that is the whole point. I have no problem with stores that cater to a certain image. In today's individualized world no one can appeal to everyone. But I do have a problem when I feel that this "look" becomes a statement. I do have a problem when I sense that this statement is exclusive...
...never quite certain what to do with films like American Beauty--the ones that strive to reach beyond the grasp of understanding, the ones that confound. They are difficult and impressive but almost always flawed. Genre movies and silly Hollywood "products" are easy: you always know what you are going to get when you hand over your two bits and your two hours. There is a deep satisfaction in getting exactly what you pay for: a quick roller-coaster, or a good cry, or the fantasy of another life. Often, these pleasures don't even have to be shallow; some...
...Today's 18-year-olds have had a narrow experience with popular culture," Beloit English professor Tom McBride told USA Today. "They can't be counted on to understand certain references that are second nature...