Clothing brands’ push for gender inclusive clothing ripped as ‘marketing ploy,’ ‘confusing to children’
Sey said the push for gender inclusive, or gender neutral, clothing lines is primarily a marketing ploy, and could be confusing to children.
Fashion labels marketing “genderless,” “gender neutral” or “gender inclusive” clothing is championed by proponents as a groundbreaking movement that challenges the traditional gender stereotypes, but critics of the trendy category argue the industry is marketing off a social contagion, and could be doing irreparable harm, specifically to minors.
Erin Schmidt, a senior analyst at Coresight Research, a global advisory and research firm specializing in retail and technology, said she noticed a shift in the industry about
10 Thoughts: Please Stop Marketing Cigars to Children
Over the weekend, Jas Sum Kral sent out a press release announcing a new line of flavored cigars sold under the “Munchies” name with the first flavor being Rocky Road and images of chocolate ice cream with marshmallows on the packaging.
It takes a lot for me to have a visceral reaction to a press release announcing a cigar, but this was one of the few moments over the last decade where that happened. It upset me that we at halfwheel were being asked to participate in promoting a product that is almost certainly going to be destructive towards the