Remove the window display in the 183 E. Houston Street, NY, NY 10002 store.

Remove the window display in the 183 E. Houston Street, NY, NY 10002 store.

The Issue

The Vodoun-themed window display, using faux sacred Fon iconography, is culturally insensitive, as it insinuates that a world religion that has been viciously and incorrectly maligned for centuries is "spooky" and upholds the specious belief that African and African-derived religion and culture are "seasonally appropriate" to sell Autumn/Hallowe'en-inspired items.

Photo credit:  Rosella Molinu

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The Issue

The Vodoun-themed window display, using faux sacred Fon iconography, is culturally insensitive, as it insinuates that a world religion that has been viciously and incorrectly maligned for centuries is "spooky" and upholds the specious belief that African and African-derived religion and culture are "seasonally appropriate" to sell Autumn/Hallowe'en-inspired items.

Photo credit:  Rosella Molinu

The Decision Makers

American Apparel
American Apparel
American Apparel, Inc
American Apparel, Inc
Dov Charney, CEO and Ryan Holiday, Marketing Director

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