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American Apparel: Pedopilia or Child Advocate? (22 January 2009)

Sexualizing children is crossing the line. And exposing underage kids to graphic sexual imagery, as Butt magazine does, is sexualizing them.Does anyone other than a pedophile disagree? [. . .] Unfortunately, American Apparel thrives on sex-related controversy, so media attention only encourages them. Founder and CEO Dov Charney is notorious for collecting sexual harassment suits from female employees who object to his frequent self-pleasuring as outlined in Jane magazine in 2004, and other media. Charney likes to whack-off for the benefit of reporters, too . So, bad press they love. But would the company be so thrilled if their stores were restricted to those over 18? Shoppers could be carded at the door, effectively denying them access to that oh-so-lucrative tween and teen girl audience. It's not an unreasonable approach. As I followed the coverage, it struck me that porn is a lot like smoking: something that was once restricted to certain social gatherings or private qua...