Guess recently released a two-page campaign in the latest edition of Vogue featuring a beautiful blonde model. She’s seen both leaning against a blue wall and sitting on a table showing off some of Guess’ newest clothes. Great, right? Yes, until you read the fine print. She’s AI. Completely not a real model. There’s already […]
Tag: Inclusivity
One Size Fits… No One? How Brandy Melville Capitalizes On Exclusion
Anybody who has been inside a Brandy Melville knows the experience of finding the cutest top, looking through the racks for your size, only to find that they all say “one size.” One size fits who? You ask yourself in the dressing room when this top is clearly pinching your sides. That’s Brandy Melville for […]
Dear Beauty Brands, Stop Using Inclusivity as a Sales Tactic
Dear Beauty Brands, We see you just launched a new set of darker foundation shades, congrats! The new campaign? Loved the diversity – and how it’s just in time for your quarterly sales goals! Sure, it looks like progress, but most of the effort seems reserved for the marketing department. Diversity and inclusivity have become […]
How to Build Community Without Excluding Autistic People
Autistic people can be great community members when given the chance to show up for others. That requires direct communication and understanding from non-autistic or allistic people that the autistic brain is wired differently than the allistic brain and that autistic emotions show up differently than the emotions of allistic people. The biggest problem autistic […]