With the recent ouster of noted creep and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney, many were hoping the winds were changing at American Apparel. The company is known for fair wages, quality products and hipster cred, but all of that has always been tainted by their blatantly sexist, sexually exploitive advertising. However, Charney is out and, along with him, his long history of sexual misconduct. Does this mean that American Apparel has finally seen the error of its ways and will stop being a sleaze dumpster? Never fear. Director of marketing Ryan Holiday has vowed to continue to drive the company straight off the misogynistic cliff his former boss set course for years ago. In an interview with AdWeek, Holiday affirmed that American Apparel will “continue to push the envelope” and pledged that “there would be no reason for us to abandon the brand that we’ve built and that our customers love.”
Well, maybe some customers love it. Some criminals also do, but that seems to be beside the point. And plenty of customers definitely don’t love it …
