Comments on: Abercrombie and who?: Woman with prosthetic arm forced to work ‘out of sight’ in storeroom http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/ UK law blog Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lost http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21460 Lost Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:09:45 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21460 Ah ok! She got here first before I saw the comment. :) Ah ok! She got here first before I saw the comment. :)

]]> By: Riam Dean http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21443 Riam Dean Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:05:47 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21443 Hello one and all! my mother showed me this website and I could not fight the temptation to assure you that your kind comments are much appreciated. I very much enjoy reading these comments, your opinions show me that whilst some individuals choose to live a life of ignorance, the rest of us mere mortals are more than aware that it is the 21st century and laws exist to prohibit such blatant displays of eugenics and prevent companies exploiting their discretionary powers. Thank you all! LOST? text me and let me know your identity, I have a clue who you are :) kind regards Ri (Riam Dean) Hello one and all! my mother showed me this website and I could not fight the temptation to assure you that your kind comments are much appreciated.

I very much enjoy reading these comments, your opinions show me that whilst some individuals choose to live a life of ignorance, the rest of us mere mortals are more than aware that it is the 21st century and laws exist to prohibit such blatant displays of eugenics and prevent companies exploiting their discretionary powers.

Thank you all!

LOST? text me and let me know your identity, I have a clue who you are :)

kind regards

Ri (Riam Dean)

]]> By: May Dean http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21442 May Dean Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:38:42 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21442 Dear Charonqc Will pass your message to her, I will ask her to email you shortly. Dear Charonqc

Will pass your message to her, I will ask her to email you shortly.

]]> By: charonqc http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21435 charonqc Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:33:58 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21435 Dear May Thank you for commenting. Please give my best wishes to your daughter. If she would like to do a podcast with me - please do get in touch. mikesp@insitelawmagazine.com Dear May

Thank you for commenting. Please give my best wishes to your daughter. If she would like to do a podcast with me – please do get in touch.

mikesp@insitelawmagazine.com

]]> By: May Dean http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21432 May Dean Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:32:27 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21432 Dear barboy I am Riam's mother, I assure you no one is paying for her legal expenses other than myself. However that was a nice thought of you. thank you. May Dear barboy

I am Riam’s mother, I assure you no one is paying for her legal expenses other than myself. However that was a nice thought of you. thank you.

May

]]> By: charonqc http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21429 charonqc Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:34:16 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21429 Oedipus_Lex.... extraordinary.... have no time at all for those who behave like this... I agree... they are 'owner operators'. Oedipus_Lex…. extraordinary…. have no time at all for those who behave like this…

I agree… they are ‘owner operators’.

]]> By: John Flood http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21427 John Flood Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:17:02 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21427 @SW and @CharonQC on the Bar's reaction, that WOULD be interesting. The Bar is coming under heavy pressure to do something in respect of diversity, which it has dragged its heels on. Riam is both female and has a prosthetic arm. Any chambers that says no would have to have very, very good grounds.... @SW and @CharonQC on the Bar’s reaction, that WOULD be interesting. The Bar is coming under heavy pressure to do something in respect of diversity, which it has dragged its heels on.

Riam is both female and has a prosthetic arm. Any chambers that says no would have to have very, very good grounds….

]]> By: oddchild http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21425 oddchild Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:14:54 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21425 Right. It's a challenge I feel a facebook viral event coming on. Will post details shortly Right. It’s a challenge I feel a facebook viral event coming on. Will post details shortly

]]> By: charonqc http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21424 charonqc Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:11:29 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21424 Oddchild... I'm pretty rough... and if I don't shave for a week... they'll say 'who let the tramp in!' I'll come! Oddchild… I’m pretty rough… and if I don’t shave for a week… they’ll say ‘who let the tramp in!’

I’ll come!

]]> By: oddchild http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21423 oddchild Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:02:11 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21423 So they're okay to have amputee children make their clothes in the east for a pittance and exploit them fully, just not have them sold by intelligent, beautiful amputee students? Who the fitch do they think they are prescribing what is and isn't beautiful, fitching body fascists. Flicking through the vacuous photo spreads in their "gallery", which actually seems like an identikit of genetically mutilated halfwits from a very small gene pool. I vote to round up as many aesthetically unappealing people as we can, dressed down to the nines to flash mob them in disgust, get as many images out there as possible merging uncool with their brand. I'll lead the way with my ugly mug! So they’re okay to have amputee children make their clothes in the east for a pittance and exploit them fully, just not have them sold by intelligent, beautiful amputee students?
Who the fitch do they think they are prescribing what is and isn’t beautiful, fitching body fascists.
Flicking through the vacuous photo spreads in their “gallery”, which actually seems like an identikit of genetically mutilated halfwits from a very small gene pool.

I vote to round up as many aesthetically unappealing people as we can, dressed down to the nines to flash mob them in disgust, get as many images out there as possible merging uncool with their brand.
I’ll lead the way with my ugly mug!

]]> By: Oedipus Lex http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21420 Oedipus Lex Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:04:25 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21420 Oh and I forgot to add. To paraphrase Fight Club: 'Is that what a real man looks like?' Oh and I forgot to add. To paraphrase Fight Club:

‘Is that what a real man looks like?’

]]> By: charonqc http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21419 charonqc Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:59:28 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21419 Aimee... excellent comment... thanks for adding this information. Speak soon on Twitter! Aimee… excellent comment… thanks for adding this information. Speak soon on Twitter!

]]> By: Aimee Barnes http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21418 Aimee Barnes Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:56:14 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21418 Bravo for excellent coverage on this wretched company. Since employing its dictatorial policies on "cool" Abercrombie has been no stranger to negative media attention and unfortunately, the Riam Dean case does not surprise me. Consider the "business savvy" of Abercrombie's CEO, who stated: "...we hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people. We don't market to anyone other than that." Uh, okay "dude." On a related note, I pick up our free local paper, The Village Voice, each week, which has an abundant section of ads for escorts, bodywork, etc. It appears that Abercrombie is modeling their advertisements after the Village Voice's "adult entertainment" photo section- just add a dash of "Hot and sweet. 9 inches uncut. Incall/outcall" and they're good to go! Bravo for excellent coverage on this wretched company. Since employing its dictatorial policies on “cool” Abercrombie has been no stranger to negative media attention and unfortunately, the Riam Dean case does not surprise me.
Consider the “business savvy” of Abercrombie’s CEO, who stated: “…we hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people. We don’t market to anyone other than that.” Uh, okay “dude.”

On a related note, I pick up our free local paper, The Village Voice, each week, which has an abundant section of ads for escorts, bodywork, etc. It appears that Abercrombie is modeling their advertisements after the Village Voice’s “adult entertainment” photo section- just add a dash of “Hot and sweet. 9 inches uncut. Incall/outcall” and they’re good to go!

]]> By: Oedipus Lex http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21417 Oedipus Lex Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:44:45 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21417 I'm amazed that they thought that A) this is an acceptable way to treat people and B) that they could get away with it. Absolute wankers. Now if only we could take down Jack Wills too. I’m amazed that they thought that A) this is an acceptable way to treat people and B) that they could get away with it. Absolute wankers.

Now if only we could take down Jack Wills too.

]]> By: james c http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21416 james c Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:33:09 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21416 They look like a bunch of rentboys. They look like a bunch of rentboys.

]]> By: Abercrombie & Fitch have pissed me off and many others too! « Charon QC http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21415 Abercrombie & Fitch have pissed me off and many others too! « Charon QC Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:20:56 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21415 [...] I am not impressed by Abercromebie & Fitch’s treatment of law student Riam Dean as my post this morning probably makes clear.  It goes wider than that.  Abercrombie & Fitch, a US company I [...] [...] I am not impressed by Abercromebie & Fitch’s treatment of law student Riam Dean as my post this morning probably makes clear.  It goes wider than that.  Abercrombie & Fitch, a US company I [...]

]]> By: charonqc http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21414 charonqc Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:43:09 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21414 Lost - Do you think (a) Riam would be prepared to do a podcast and (b)_ if so, do you know to contact her? Lost – Do you think (a) Riam would be prepared to do a podcast and (b)_ if so, do you know to contact her?

]]> By: barboy http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21413 barboy Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:29:33 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21413 That's it. In protest, I am going to stop modelling for A & F !! Would be interested to know whether any senior members of the profession are helping her with her case, and at their expense. If not, why not ? That’s it. In protest, I am going to stop modelling for A & F !!

Would be interested to know whether any senior members of the profession are helping her with her case, and at their expense. If not, why not ?

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21412 Matt Wardman Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:52:34 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21412 Podcast? Podcast?

]]> By: jameshigham http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/abercrombie-and-who-woman-with-prosthetic-arm-forced-to-work-out-of-sight-in-storeroom/#comment-21408 jameshigham Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:43:56 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4813#comment-21408 Would it make any difference if they lopped off the other arm and then, at least, she'd be symmetrical? Would it make any difference if they lopped off the other arm and then, at least, she’d be symmetrical?

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