Posted on 09/11/2020 3:16:14 AM PDT by rickmichaels
High-end athletic apparel maker Lululemon has come under fire for inviting followers on Twitter to a workshop teaching people how to 'resist capitalism'.
The Zoom meeting planned for later this month is to be hosted by company brand ambassador Rebby Kern.
The 'Decolonizing Gender' workshop is 'to unveil historical erasure and resist capitalism'.
The irony of the company, which is worth more than $45 billion, hosting such an event was not lost on social media users who were quick to mock the clothing firm for such double standards.
'Lululemon hosting a workshop to "resist capitalism" while selling us $180 yoga pants is peak 2020' tweeted Kevin Duffey.
'WHY, @lululemon, are you pushing an anti-capitalist Marxist workshop when you ONLY exist because of capitalism?' wrote Mattea Merta on Twitter.
''Resist capitalism" by not purchasing lululemon goods,' wrote another user in a short but succinct tweet.
Journalist Brent Scher appeared to point out the absurdity of the company hosting the workshop by simply stating the facts: 'Lululemon, a company worth $45.5 billion best known for selling $100 leggings made by tortured overseas laborers, invited its social media followers to learn how to "resist capitalism" this weekend.'
The clashing of doctrines was also noted by theologian Owen Strachan.
'Lululemon: our pants are $128 Also Lululemon: we're totally "resisting capitalism"' he wrote.
'All wokeness aside...resist capitalism? I see this happen over and over and can't fully wrap my head around how these brands survive these suicidal campaigns. They can easily be called on their hypocrisy, just to begin with: they outsource everything they manufacture, even IT!' wrote another savvy commentator.
'If Lululemon is interested in resisting capitalism, then why isn't it registered as a non-profit?' joked another follower.
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Harry and Meghan stayed at the lululemon founders place when they were on the lam in Canada. About as genuine as those two identifying with oppressed.
Dennis J. “Chip” Wilson (born 1956) is a Canadian billionaire, businessman and philanthropist, who has founded several retail apparel companies, most notably yoga-inspired athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Is it an invitation for looters to help them resist capitalism?
Another interesting thing about Lululemon: The company’s XXL in women’s is a size 14.
The average dress size for a woman in the US is now 16/18.
Guess who Lululemon doesn’t want wearing their clothes?
Funny there’s no backlash for that.
I don’t want those women wearing yoga pants either.
Dude, I’m one of those women. And I look damn good in my workout gear.
But I can’t buy it from Lululemon.
Why...?
As Tucker might say, Chip needs to resign to show us how to resist capitalism.
If they don’t want you to buy, why would you want to?
Normally I oppose socialism, but can President Trump nationalize Lululemon and give all of their products to the proletariat? Then to give it the true Maoist feel, he can publucly humiliate the top corporate offices and shareholders and make them work on collective rice farms. Capitalism resisted!
It’s good quality stuff. And, because of my height, I’ve not got a lot of choices when it comes to clothes. I buy from 3 companies for the most part, and two of them are on the ragged hairy edge of going under. Half of my clothes are menswear. I need more selection, not less. And considering how rocky the women’s apparel biz can be, I’m amazed at their decision to turn away custom.
And I find really interesting that so-called feminists aren’t calling the company on its refusal to market/sell to any woman larger than a size 14.
I see tons of fit females in my gym. It seems like they all wear something similar to yoga pants, but the material is a bit thicker for weight training.
A lot of them aren’t petite. They’re not fat either. Real fit with some muscle.
Is Athletica related to Lululemon?
Lululemon Athletica is the corporate name and, last I knew, it’s independently owned.
Athleta, a different company, is owned, IRRC, by GAP.
That’s what I meant.
I went in the store with my SIL.
Just thinking the same thing.
Reparations, you know.
Guess who Lululemon doesn’t want wearing their clothes?
Second point first: I do not want to see any uberzaftig woman in tights either. Firstly, American woman ARE too fat. Even schoolgirls. In the 80's you didn't see as many chubbies roaming the hallways, but today, when you're stuck behind a schoolbus you see one fatty after another getting on the bus - boys and girls. And let's not even talk about the horror show down in the valley WalMart.
Americans need to stop shoving crap down their throats and get up off their butts. It's disgusting.
Let me share something with you. One of the most physically fit women I’ve met recently is a LEO. She was in a warm weather uniform, and was built like a brick house. She was ripped. And she was my size. She couldn’t wear LuLulemon, either.
You can’t buy from them because they’re woke fuk’n commies. Never fund the enemy.
Lululemon is a pantsfull.
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