Blog bullies: Gawker picks fights with the big boysBlogging can be big business and Gawker Media is now such a powerful media organisation that it’s not afraid to publicly slaughter companies like American Apparel and Apple.
American Apparel
American Apparel employees dish the dirt
American Apparel, of the rainbow coloured clothing and overtly sexy advertising, has come under fire for hiring staff based on looks, a claim it has denied. Staff have come forward to say otherwise.
American Apparel: now even sleazier
American Apparel has got in trouble before for firing unattractive staff. Now they’ve gone one further, with staff hiring now reliant on providing head-to-toe photos of potential employees.
Sex doesn’t always sell: American Apparel to go down
Hipster clothing brand American Apparel is in serious financial strife, with US$17 million of losses in the last quarter. If it goes under, who will give us overtly sexed up ads for socks and plain t-shirts?
Naked American Apparel
This is sexytime for eco folks in fashion advertising showing just how environmentally friendly and progressive American Apparel really is.
