You mean like when the headline says “Conservative caught in sex sting” or “Trump supporter sends racist tweets” or maybe “Republican Senator indicted on money laundering charges”.

Nobody is writing about Nike and Apple because EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS. Should people not know about Beyoncé? Why should she get special treatment?

Dude, again. When was that said? By anybody? Nike is wrong, Beyoncé is wrong. We have established that. You were asking why she’s getting shit for it, and I tried to tell you why. Beyoncé is loved by a lot of people; she’s earned this love by saying she’s a feminist and making women feel strong and all that. You’d…

Simply not true. Topshop has been criticized many times before, just not in connection to the Kardashians, b/c they don’t claim to make the world a better place for women, yet pay them a few cents an hour:

Nobody said it was okay for Nike. You mean why isn’t anybody posting articles about Nike? Because Nike is a corporation made of a bunch of people we don’t know. Beyoncé is a person, a woman. Who has made it her business to be in front of all of us all the time, conveying a specific message. Also, because I’m sure when…

I am POSITIVE I saw things being written about exactly that. Lots and LOTS of things.

If I was to buy clothes from Primark, forever 21 etc, I expect that the clothes are made in sweatshops with cheap fabrics, as that is how they can meet that low price point. but if I am paying £100 for leggings, I expect some of that increase in cost to be paying for a more ethical production process, not just a…

I think the difference here is that Beyonce’s brand attaches messages of empowerment. I mean, literally the women interviewed say this.

I guess Beyonce does not really run the world. Too bad she is not capable of sparking true social change.

but how much does she have to do with production? and they did say the workers were making twice the minimum wage...so like...??

It’s Kendall & Kylie. I think people don’t hold them to very high standards. When you’re as loved as Beyoncé, people assume certain things. Whether it’s fair or not is a different issue. But I don’t think you can compare what people expect of her with what people expect of the Jenner girls.

Yes, how absurd and unfair. My eyes rolled so hard it was audible. The difference is that those other shitty companies don’t attempt to profit from/make a brand off of being “feminist.”

ok, but like you can’t join a global initiative to help the lives of women and girls and then turn around and oppress those same women and girls, so you can make money for yourself. That’s not how this works.

That is true. But it’s not like women are looking up to Nike as some kind of great feminist icon to be respected.

I wonder if this will affect the Jez rhetoric of Beyoncé as feminist icon and Lululemon as white supremacist, fat-shaming Spandex Satan?