Tell American Apparel: Stop Hiring and Firing Based on Looks

Sarah Menkedick
Sarah Menkedick
Pittsburgh, PA, MéxicoCreated June 12, 2010

Tell American Apparel: Stop Hiring and Firing Based on Looks

Pittsburgh, PA, México
Created June 12, 2010

The Issue

American Apparel recently instituted a policy in which all applicants must provide full body, head to toe photos of themselves in order to be considered for positions at AA stores.

Applicants are judged and selected almost exclusively based on their looks, from their shoes and hairstyles to their race and weight.

This is blatant and obvious discrimination and it should be called out for what it is, not excused as some sort of noble quest for "good fashion sense." 

Tell American Apparel to stop hiring and firing employees based on looks.

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Sarah MenkedickPetition StarterSarah is a freelance writer currently based in Oaxaca, Mexico. She has spent the last five years teaching, writing and traveling on five continents. Her work has appeared in a variety of online and print publications, and her passions include anthropology, travel, history, cooking and running. She can frighten Mexicans with her capacity to eat habaneros without flinching. You can find out more about her on her website, <a href="http://www.posatigres.com">www.posatigres.com</a>.
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The Issue

American Apparel recently instituted a policy in which all applicants must provide full body, head to toe photos of themselves in order to be considered for positions at AA stores.

Applicants are judged and selected almost exclusively based on their looks, from their shoes and hairstyles to their race and weight.

This is blatant and obvious discrimination and it should be called out for what it is, not excused as some sort of noble quest for "good fashion sense." 

Tell American Apparel to stop hiring and firing employees based on looks.

avatar of the starter
Sarah MenkedickPetition StarterSarah is a freelance writer currently based in Oaxaca, Mexico. She has spent the last five years teaching, writing and traveling on five continents. Her work has appeared in a variety of online and print publications, and her passions include anthropology, travel, history, cooking and running. She can frighten Mexicans with her capacity to eat habaneros without flinching. You can find out more about her on her website, <a href="http://www.posatigres.com">www.posatigres.com</a>.

The Decision Makers

Dov Charney
Dov Charney
CEO, American Apparel

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Petition created on June 12, 2010