I went into an American Apparel for the first time in years recently. The people who were working there? Some kid in weird, vintage-y, tight polyester pants that were too short for him, and three-inch thick ironic nerd glasses who also looked like he hadn't bathed recently, and a kind of dumb girl in denim short…

The thing is though, it's the blurry boundaries of the way he runs his business that allow this stuff to happen. I think it is true that people can be in a suggestive environment and take it too far in their own way, but that probably wouldn't happen if Charney was the kind of CEO who kept his clothes on in the…

The new people in charge have said that they plan to maintain the brand's marketing practices (which I take to mean really sexualized images), so I'm inclined to agree with you. If it was an across the board rejection of his creepy aesthetic, they would not be continuing with that.

Well, that's awesome :) And I guess makes me feel a tad better about Anna Wintour?

Does Wintour have kids? I can't imagine her being a mother, or having any motherly instincts, so I'm not sure your question would bother her. Nor anyone else in that set really — I think in that hyper elite, hyper rich world, associating with the powerful people takes a lot more precedence over emotional health…

Your wife is awesome!! Thanks for posting!!

You know, the discussion all these things brings up for me is the idea of public vs. private in art. I think a lot of art that is valued and seen as transgressive are pieces that depict private acts — the things that happen away from the sanitized, public display of life that let's us think that the world is a happy,…

Wow. Just read it. heartbreaking.

It makes me sad though, that there are girls out there who do that. I mean, yeah, it's ok to be a pervert. But those kinds of girls are the ones who also make his actions seem ok.

She was a mess?

Side note: I'm kind of pissed at Dan Savage for claiming that sex addiction isn't a real thing. I'm pretty sure I slept with a sex addict, but I was able to recognize it and not pursue anything with him. He will have sex with anyone at any time, and it's what his primary thing is in life, it seems. He seems like a…

Roman Polanski.

Also, he's just a fucking hack. He is not an artist. He is not creative, and that is indicative in his own explanation of his work:

That's exactly what I think — you seem him do a lot of work with well established models, and they aren't complaining, because he's not so dumb as to try to take advantage of someone more seasoned and established. Also, the celebrities and more famous models who shoot with him probably come along with a lot bigger…

Speak sister!

LOL! Some difference it apparently makes. Didn't she read the article? His assistant: "Ohhhh, you should come make out with Terry. But his girlfriend Jen CAN'T KNOW!" Doesn't seem to matter if he's dating someone when he has an assistant literally serving up prey for him without the gf's knowledge.

You know that historically, the press has been a place that people turn to when no one else will pay attention to or take legal action about crimes that are being committed. I think that's the whole point about these girls speaking out — they've been told (didn't you read people's statements, they've gone to the…

Men who rub women with their penises on subways, or expose themselves in parks or other places are arrested, and seen as perverts and menaces to public safety. This guy is no different. Stop making excuses.

THIS!!! The reason why the police can't arrest or prosecute? None of these girls say "No" because it's not like he asks in the first place, he just DOES. Although granted, once it starts, someone should maybe be empowered to say no and get the fuck out, but I'm sure shock prevents that from happening.

It's not always the first born. A lot of times it's youngest born, who are equally fawned over for being the baby of the family.