the result of this kind of untethered manufactured outrage will be that advertisers will be hesitant to use models of color at all. why bother if someone on the internet will find something to raise hell about or interpret some aspect of your ad as ‘racist’ no matter what? you want a photo of an older child cheekily…

As the tall girl in my peer group I rested my elbow on friends heads of all colors, hair types, and creeds.

UGH. Honestly, if anything take issue with the fact that that the tag line is that girls can do anything and that in this picture the two in the middle aren’t doing much of anything.

As the short girl in my peer group throughout my K-12 career, I had all different colors of elbows resting on my little blonde head. I don’t think I ever looked that badass in the photos, though.

lol. I can’t. So basically, she watched an episode of underground, and was just super in her feelings. Girl. Take a seat.

Yeah, I think you are totally right.

She cannot be serious:

Thank you for pointing this out. I was disappointed that Jezebel didn’t mention that ad in their article. I shouldn’t be surprised by that, though.

Usually I scoff at the notion of overzealous “PC culture” (blech, I don’t even like typing it) running out of control....

Ugh...come on people...

I think you really have to want it to be offended by this one.

Not pictured: the Gap Kids ad from just a few years ago wherein a black model was using a white model as an armrest in almost the exact same pose.

She’s pretty oblivious to how inappropriate some of her comments are and she is really attractive so she is easily forgiven for her rudeness.

Semi-related, actually cute story: one day, while working at Old Navy, I noticed that a particular customer kept sort of circling me. He was really starting to creep me out, so when he walked up and said “excuse me” I was prepared for the worst. He proceeded to tell me I looked just like his fiancee, who was still…

They’re putting women in their place, even if they aren’t consciously thinking of that. My sister and I make a game of guessing when my uncle will call one of us too fat or too skinny. It’s pretty easy; whenever he’s losing an argument or not at the center of attention.

I’m a size 16 and a coworker grabbed my jacket mistaking it for hers. Handed it back to me asking “Um why are you carrying a jacket you obviously can’t fit in?” I didn’t say anything but slipped it on and buttoned it. She turned bright red and mumbled an apology. Both my coworker and that nosy old man SUCK.

When I worked at Victoria’s Secret in college, the creepiest customers were hands down the guys who came in alone shopping for their “girlfriend” who was, wouldn’t you know it? Just my size -_-

I’m also 6-8. The other day this old man asked me what size I was and I was like, “Uhhhh...” And before I could say I wasn’t telling him he was like, “You’re about a LARGE aren’t ya?” And I was just like “............”

I would buy that, as long as it has lots of pictures.

I would love to read his memoir but I totally respect where he is coming from.