Too gay for American Apparel

My sister(who is an employee at American Apparel clothing outfitters) told me that recently a memo was sent out urging all managers to fire all homosexual employees. Another deplorable practice the company employs is to tell all new employees to avoid helping ugly people and to act downright rude if approached. The last thing that bothers me is they tend to take a picture of each new employee and send it to head office to judge if the person is attractive enough to work for the company.


Any of you witness other incidents like this in your time working?

inb4 softbanker insults.

inb4 "so you got fired?".

Certainly, you jest. That sounds almost law breaking, if not down right retarded. Not only are you alienating a group of people, but you're denying service to what probably is a good chunk of your customer ratio. I have never encountered anything like this, nor do I think I ever would.

I find fewer and fewer things to keep faith in, in humanity. I swear.

Can't say I'm surprised. Oh well. Tis a sad world we live in.

If what I understand from Canadian/American law it's perfectly legal. They aren't discriminating again people based on gender, religion, race, etc. As long as they aren't discrimination against people based on gender, religion, sexual orientation or race.

Edit: Forgot about the memo in OP.

I agree it's a stupid business plan but, it's their business and their decision.



Can't say I have, except for the dating site that boots ugly people.

Stupid business is fucking stupid. These people deserve a double facepalm

Fuck, beaten to it.

Can't say I've seen it done, but when I walk around the shopping centre in my area I notice only attractive/goodlooking people working in most of the clothing stores, especially high end ones, just really starting there looking their part, I've never seen a "ugly" person enter and get denied service though. The only place I've seen, what some might call unattractive women/men were at the clothing stores for large size women, I've even seen some guys I'd label as gay working there, though I can't really prove that they are.

This is just retarded. It's also very stupid and discriminating.

Forgot about that memo that was mentioned. Oh well, we all make mistakes.

I was just fired from American Apparel a few hours ago. This was my response.

Im sure management has its reasons, which are rational - business wise.

I dont shop there, I dont like their clothes they look... I dont know the word to describe them.

American law quote, Canadian subject.

I fail to see how this could be considered "rational".

hahahah good, i hope that policy takes them to the grave. motherfucking retarded hipster trash.... no gay or ugly ppl?? wtf that's like more than half of their customers ;*______*;

tho they do have some good stuff once in a while..... actually only once did i saw anything good and it was when i was still new to america and did not know the horrors of hipsterism and the concept of overpricing based on *made in downtown LA*

if you can get your hands on the memo you can get a nice lawsuit or hush hush money gahahahahahahhahaha

Well, that's the retail insudtry for you. Look good and wear brand name stuff that's sold there, and maybe people will buy it.

I don't shop at American Apparel because I find a lot of their clothes to be just outright ugly and unfashionable, but this seems like such a peculiar move on their part...

Sounds just like Abercrombie & Fitch a couple of years back with the whole "Don't hire black people." scheme. It's a common trend these days to ward off people companies don't see fit...

I've seen people that haven't been denied service, but have been treated like trash by the workers there, and then when they ask to see the manager the manager refuses to see them.

Personally, though, I don't know why my friend got so upset. At those kinds of store you basically pay $60 for a silk-screened shirt I could make in 2 minutes at my old high school's graphic arts lab.

EDIT: I could see this being in the serious discussion sub-forum.