Boycott Urban Outfitters
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- orrinward20
It's silly to just target one brand.
This boycott reminds me of walking past Beyond Retro near Brick Lane on a sunday with anti-fur protesters...
Beyond Retro sells second hand fur products and because it's a popular store protesters gather round and harass the shop. I've never seen them go up to the stores on Bethnal Green Road that actively produce and sell new fur and leathers.
I also don't really understand how protesting against fur whilst wearing leather is not blatantly hypocritical - I often see the protesters in leather or with leather shoes.
Surely the boycott for child labour should happen at the factory level not at the shop where some of it ends up.
I don't shop at UO as I find it to be overpriced and plaid shirts, chinos and douchebag hats (I don't know what they're called - The little bobble hats that are too small to fit your head that Wally wears) aren't really my thing.
If you're really that bothered by child labour then you need to change your lifestyle so that you only purchase goods from places you know have ethical labour practices, rather than focusing on boycotting a small selection of ones you disagree with.
I also couldn't find where that article proved that Urban Outfitters uses child/slave labour.