Oh, Lane Bryant ....

[antof9]

Opened yesterday's mail to find this pic on the cover of a flyer from Lane Bryant (I later read online that they call it a "magalog" which is just another reason to cancel my card with them, if you ask me):

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[pootski]

I have to give you a "you go girl" just for going to the effort of giving them a well-thought argument based on your convictions. I think that's awesome.

You go girl!

That said, I do agree with the posters here who say they don't see anything salacious about it. It just looks like a beautiful picture to me. But I don't feel strongly about it either way.

[alrescate]

I'm not necessarily offended by the picture but I do wonder why "Tighter Tummy Technology" requires the models to be topless.

[antof9]

It's a question for the ages. And honestly, if the pic had been inside the "magalog" (gosh, that hurts to type), I'd probably have thought it was dumb but not thought any more about it.

[alrescate]

I hereby forbid you from ever using the term "magalog" ever again.

they are selling jeans!

[anonymous]

This ADVERTISEMENT was meant to show off lane bryant's new line of jeans. Hens the emphasis. I don't know why everyone is up in arms over this picture... no one throws a hissy-fit when the average-size stores advertise with half naked women. we as a society are so brainwashed into thinking that FAT women are not beautiful that we react like this to a denim advertisement. maybe all the people out there focusing on the top half of these women should try some therapy... because the first thing i noticed was all the new jeans lane bryant had to offer. i guess we know what's on your mind///

Re: they are selling jeans!

[antof9]

Another (conveniently anonymous) comment I'm unscreening to re-make my point. Please understand that I. Do. Not. Want. Half-Naked. Women. On. The. Cover. Of. My. Catalogs. Period.

It bugs my husband - is there anything wrong with me respecting his wishes and not having catalogs like this in the house?

I'm not "throwing a hissy fit" about average-sized stores and their advertisements because I DO NOT SHOP THERE. Thus, (or "hence", since that's a word I think you like) I do not have their (clothed OR unclothed) catalogs in my house. It's the catalog THAT CAME TO MY HOUSE that I am complaining about.

The first thing I noticed was the two girls on the left-hand side of the picture, and that most likely their boobs were touching during the photo shoot. Yes, I guess you DO know what's on my mind -- EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE GOING FOR WHEN THEY PUT THIS ON THE COVER.

Thank you for proving my point.

[wandererjen]

One of the things I appreciate about you is that you don't just talk about writing a company about something you like/don't like, you actually do it.

Gold star!

[antof9]

Thanks friend-o :)

LB facebook page

[anonymous]

I went to the Lane Bryant Page (like many others) to give my opinion about the poster / picture from the stores and catalog...it would be so easy if we just give our opinion and go!...but you find this group of women attacking, insulting and harassing on behalf of the company, the worst thing is that YOU MODERATOR allows it!... as it shows in this post

Re: LB facebook page

[antof9]

I don't actually understand what the (conveniently anonymous) poster above is saying, so I almost didn't unscreen this comment. However, they seem to be under the impression that *I'm* the moderator of the Lane Bryant page, so I felt compelled to unscreen it and reply to it. I am not the moderator of the Lane Bryant FB page. Believe you me; I am not.

Re: LB facebook page

[anonymous]

Sorry...Misspell...I meant to say *THE moderator of the LB page!
I should have use the check spelling box!
Thank you for your post!