A&F agrees to remove offensive t-shirts after 'Girlcott' calls action
07 Nov '05
2 min read
Clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) issues joint statements were issued jointly with the Women & Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania.
Statement Abercrombie & Fitch has reached an amicable agreement with the Women & Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania under which we will stop selling several t-shirts in our stores.
In recognition that these t-shirts might be found to be objectionable to many young women, who are among our best customers, we contacted Heather Arnet, Executive Director of the Women & Girls Foundation, and offered to discuss the issue with them. We recognize that the shirts in question, while meant to be humorous, might be troubling to some.
We look forward to meeting in person with representatives of the "Girlcott" action in the immediate future. We are pleased with this resolution.
Women & Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania: The Girlcott we launched this week got the attention of Abercrombie & Fitch. They contacted us and we reached an agreement that satisfies us. Several offensive t-shirts to which we objected are being removed from store shelves.
We look forward to meeting with Abercrombie & Fitch to discuss ways we could collaborate on more empowering messages their products could be sending to their customers.
We appreciate Abercrombie's quick action.
Clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch Co is a leading specialty retailer encompassing four concepts - Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister Co, and RUEHL. The merchandise is sold in retail stores throughout the United States and through catalogs.
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