will they do a sketch about US prison labor? or one mentioning the actual genocide happening right now, being perpetrated with bombs and guns? will they do a sketch talking about Nike or american companies using forced labor? nope.
death to AmeriKKKa
To claim that fast fashion is harmful to workers and then perpetuate the myth that those workers are unskilled is ridiculous. China is home to some of the most skilled clothing artisans in the world and it’s indeed very possible to buy affordable clothes from there where the workers having a higher purchasing power parity than the median American.
To claim that fast fashion is part of overconsumption and then perpetuate the myth that all cheap clothes fall apart after a single use is ridiculous. The rag houses are fucking overflowing and most second hand shops are inundated with clothes they will never sell. These clothes are lasting long enough to reach the landfills and then some.
Meanwhile, LA is notorious for its clothing sweat shops full of human trafficking victims. I’m not saying exploitative labor doesn’t exist in China. But this shit is such a racist double standard.
Anyone who is able should be buying most of their clothes second hand, anyway.
Fast fashion is part of overconsumption. The garments could last millennia of use, it doesn't matter the quality, it's still true. You don't need to buy a new outfit every week. If you think you do, you've been propagandized.
Buy new clothes when your clothes are ratty and no more, few exceptions. Anyone who says otherwise is promoting consumerism.
They're saying fast fashion is part of overconsumption but that SNL undermines this point by making it seem like cheap clothes immediately fall apart.
Yeah, they really missed the point if they thought I was promoting fast fashion
I guess I just fail to see how the claim that cheap fast fashion clothes fall apart undermines the point that fast fashion is overconsumption, regardless of the truth of the claim. For me, I would think that would actually reinforce the point, if it were true.
Oh, that makes sense. A common objection to buying secondhand is that the clothes you buy secondhand are old and close to end of life. This has gotten worse because many second hand shops price their clothes higher than they were originally sold for on Shein, for example, and people buying all this Shein means that even more of it is going to end up in second hand shops, rag houses, and finally in a landfill. So this perception that these clothes break down quickly pushes people away from buying clothes that are practically brand new and could last for years. Stretch fibers break down really quickly and natural fibers like cotton break down over a couple years of regular use, but a lot of this stuff is made with synthetic fibers that will last a long time.
The garment district is…something else.