Cenk Uygur
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Skid Row = Abercrombie's New Runway?
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May 16, 2013
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4:06Now Playing"Inspired by the odious comments of Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, filmmaker Greg Karber recently set out on a mission to clothe the homeless of Los Angeles with the preppy attire that's only supposed to be for "cool kids."
In 2006, Jeffries told Salon that: "Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely."*
Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has said some loathsome things about the clothing brand being "exculsionary"-- people who aren't "cool" or thin enough shouldn't bother wearing A&F. Well, one man decided to turn that notion on its head in a new viral video. Ana Kasparian and Dave Rubin discuss.
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