PRINTER'S NO. 3028
No. 506 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, BOYD, CAPPELLI, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CRUZ,
DENLINGER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, PALLONE, READSHAW, TANGRETTI
AND TRUE, DECEMBER 8, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, DECEMBER 8, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Condemning the marketing practices of Abercrombie & Fitch
2 Stores, Inc.
3 WHEREAS, Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., founded in 1892,
4 is one of the world's most popular and successful manufacturers
5 of clothing; and
6 WHEREAS, The publications of Abercrombie & Fitch Stores,
7 Inc., including Abercrombie & Fitch catalogs and Abercrombie &
8 Fitch Quarterly, have in recent years featured scantily clad
9 models ostensibly selling clothing to children and adolescents;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, Children and adolescents are especially susceptible
12 to peer pressure and sexually oriented marketing; and
13 WHEREAS, Most of these models are young people, some
14 appearing to be under 18 years of age; and
15 WHEREAS, Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., acknowledges that
16 the Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly is inappropriate for children
17 and adolescents by requiring proof of age for its purchase; and
1 WHEREAS, Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., has marketed
2 sexually suggestive clothing, including thong underwear with
3 such phrases as "Eye Candy" and "Wink Wink," in children's
4 sizes, thus suggesting that the articles are to be worn by
5 children; and
6 WHEREAS, Many of the societal problems the Commonwealth of
7 Pennsylvania addresses, including teen pregnancy and sexually
8 transmitted diseases, stem from promiscuous sexual activity;
9 therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
11 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recognize the harm of these
12 marketing practices to the moral fabric and fiscal stability of
13 the residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and be it
14 further
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives condemn the
16 marketing practices of Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., and
17 implore them to develop more responsible advertising campaigns.
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