Day 133: The Dangers of the Fashion Industry and Practical Fashion in EMC 2

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PROBLEM:   Fashion today, and for the last several decades,  has become like a weapon used to exploit and manipulate people, especially our youth culture, as it puts pressure on one to keep up to the constant change as seasons and styles change, intimating you are not cool and cannot be popular is you are not ‘in style’ instead of a common sense approach for quality and comfort…

A point missed in yesterdays blog is the exploitation of children within the marketing of clothing, etc.  existent in the fashion industry today. There is a blatant sexualization of the images of children and teens for one reason only–PROFIT.  As sex sells, the people in this industry keep pushing the boundaries until someone yells ‘ not accetptable!’  But why do we allow it at all? It is not necessary to move/communicate that the product is available and as we see a rise in child porn on the internet and learn of how there are slavery rings in which children are sold and kept captive to be used as sex slaves/prostitutes, it is obvious these sexualized adds put the idea of sex with a child in the minds of some–as it is intended to do!

SOLUTION:  

Within an EMC (Equal Money Capitalism) system the starting point of ‘fashion’ will change from profit to practicality, within need over want and personal expression over overt sexuality. Within this functionality will be stressed but style and colour/patterns/materials/variety still enjoyed. Need, as in real demand, based on all products being produced to last /the highest quality possible and not having more than one require at any given time so as not to put undue stress on the environment (raw materials), workers, animals. No animal fur or animal skin will be used unless an absolute requirement exists. NO animal testing will exist unless it does not harm the animal, no skinning alive of animals-a sick/barbaric society we are indeed-as the animal is in FACT one and equal to any and all humans as life. So the end of environmental and animal abuse within the fashion/garment industry as it now exists. Within EMC,  life is given value over profit.  Read Economist’s Journey to Life

Clothing, footwear, and all other accessories will be produced on what is required versus what we want based on ego-the mind needing more ‘stuff’ to ‘feel better’. Granted some accessories are needed such as belts, clips, It will all be based on common sense rather the culture of ‘more is better’.

Less waste will be produced as we learn to respect the earths resources and realize what we take must be equally replaced, this will be a requirement, not an option. Currently, we are literally consuming the planet and this must end!  Read more here:  Equal Money  Wiki

There are seasonal clothing/footwear/headgear etc. items that are necessary, of course. Where I live, one does need more than one pair of boots for various seasons. What I refer to here is the idea of  ‘what’s new this fall’ so replacing an item simply because the style has changed. No one is suggesting we all wear burlap sacks, of course fashion can be an expression of oneself for enjoyment, from the starting point of comfort, functionality, quality so it is lasting and effective.

No more just the lucky few, wealthy, will have the luxury of quality. We are all equal on this planet, all made from the same substance, we all get hot and cold according the season/weather therefore we all require various garments equally!

Advertising/marketing within EMC will be on television/online computers and in the form of infomercials to let you know about what is available and how/where to get it and all the details of how it is made/who made it/what resources were used/how they are being replaced/what was the cost/who is getting paid and how much from this product. It is my understanding all/most of this information will be on a small booklet attached to each product for the consumer to see. For details about pricing and labeling please read:  http://creationsjourneytolife.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-358-pricing-and-labeling-in-equal.html

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REWARDS:

*Everyone is able to enjoy the best quality clothing and footwear

*Individuality and Expression within what we wear still exists — within respect and true love of another NO LONGER  at the expense of another’s health, dignity, quality of life

*We no longer exploit children/teens for profit by sexualizing ads/marketing

*We no longer rape the earth of her resources/raw materials unnecessarily but just as required to clothe ourselves in responsiblity-not as slaves to the mind of ego

*You can let go of the slavery of competition and keeping up to the constant changes that currently exist within the fashion industry

*You can trust the integrity of advertising you see as the profit motive is eliminated and we learn to live in harmony from the starting point of all self-expression as equally important

*A reduction, eventual elimination, in eating disorders and teen suicides as many people will not be compelled to look skinny like the models they see today as models will be of all shapes and sizes

*An elimination of the annoying run way where toothpick models parade up and down in unpractical/over the top priced/ridiculous costumes they say are supposedly the ‘new style’ how useless!

It is Time for a New World System. One Based on Prevention, instead of Reaction. One Based on Honouring the Right of Life, Equally for All.

Join the Journey to Life, and Become Part of a Solution.” ~ Bernard Poolman

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Day 132: The Dangers of the Fashion Industry and Practical Fashion in EMC 1

253834_118628354889641_100002274320770_182556_5708042_nPROBLEM:  

Fashion today, and for the last several decades,  has become like a weapon used to exploit and manipulate people, especially our youth culture, as it puts pressure on one to keep up to the constant change as seasons and styles change, intimating you are not cool and cannot be popular is you are not ‘in style’ instead of a common sense approach for quality and comfort. As well, it puts pressure on parents/families to put out more money than is necessary to cloth ourselves and our dependents as the ‘in’ clothes are often over-priced to the extreme and the  products that are made well/lasting are also very expensive.

What is the point of this? It is not for the benefit of the consumer, as is so cleverly suggested by advertising and marketing ploys but for one reason only- PROFIT. These manufacturers/corporations do not care about the consumers mental health or the practicality of the decision to purchase or if the article is even needed, they want you to buy more and often for the sake of moving their product and making money for the company!

I am not suggesting there can exist  no enjoyment with clothing. Sure, we can enjoy/prefer a certain colour and style but to what end and to what consequence?  Where is the integrity within the fashion/garment industry, where and what are the fashion/garment  industries responsibilities to the consumer?  We all see images of air brushed, wafer thin models looking sexy and sullen and this is implanted within our psyches on purpose to manipulate us to try to ‘be’/live up to that image.  This can be devastating to a young person (or anyone) who does not fit this mold, and most do not!  It can lead to misguided attempts to emulate a picture resulting in eating disorders and even suicide when they ‘fail’ or feel like they have failed, destroying their sense of self-esteem as, for whatever reason, they are not able to discern what is really important. I remember going into self-blame, self-criticism when I felt like I could not ‘look like’ the models or other girls in high school who’s parents had the money to buy new clothes for them each season at the expensive stores. I knew my mom and I got the ‘cheap knock-off version’  and I compared myself to them and came up lacking, in my eyes.

Please look at this one very clear example of what I am talking about here.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/fiona-geraghty-suicide-eating-disorder_n_1612940.html

Are we not compassionate enough to take responsibility for this?  Do we just ‘pass the buck’ and say it’s the parents fault for not creating self-esteem within the child, or ‘that’s the way it is, some can afford the best and others can’t’  and so they are vulnerable to the point of bad decision making to their demise? Or do we tackle it head on and admit this kind of  over production and marketing of fashion is exploitative  at worst and unnecessary at best.  Indeed, it is not what is best for our children, ourselves and the models themselves. It advocates that being a consuming robot is preferable to being a thoughtful earthling.

It is a well oiled machine that cranks out wants …dreams…ideals…yearnings…must haves…the latest….urges…

You see the finished product, well often first you see a commercial or picture/advertisement that entices you into beLIEving you are lacking this thing/product and you MUST have it. It is BIG bucks and a whole chain of psychologists, researchers, designers, manufacturers are hard at work each day to brainwash you into becoming and remaining a slave to consume fashion, as it rolls off the the never ending line.

I am not saying we do not need to manufacture clothing and footwear, of course we do. I am not suggesting we forgo style, colour or preferences. I am suggesting there is a better way, let’s get our priorities straight, as what is best for all, within this industry.

Please consider the quote below taken from the following article   http://fashionmarketing-vogue.blogspot.ca/2007/02/negative-symbolic-consumption-and.html

‘The researches assert that consumers make purchasing decisions based upon the positive or negative attributes held by the products. Consumers make purchases in the fashion industry based on their feelings of self-esteem and whether a product would improve that self-esteem. And consumers avoid certain purchases in order to “protect their self-esteem.” The article explains “Symbolic Consumption” as a point where consumers give intangible meaning to material products...The *article then discusses how the marketing industry capitalizes on these positive and negative symbolic meanings and uses them to create ideal situations for positive consumption.’   *Banister, Emma N, and Margaret K Hogg. “Negative symbolic consumption and consumers’ dive for self-esteem: The case of the fashion industry.” European Journal of Marketing. 38.7 (2004): 850. 20 February 2007 .

So you are being had, wasting you hard earned cash or your parents hard earned cash by allowing corporation to manipulate you through your mind of energies-the positive and negative feelings you experience- so…are you just this robot?  Or can you stand up and decide for yourself? Is this type of manipulation ‘free choice’ or is it justified coercion for PROFIT from the greed of the ones who already have most of the money on this planet-that is why they hold the power btw.  Not to mention, it is a waste of the earth’s resources when products are manufactured for supposed style/fun/sport/seasonal changes and not for what is needed to clothe a population. As well, the garment industry is notoriously known for horrific/unsafe work environments and exploitation of employees; long hours, low pay, mental/sexual/physical abuse!

Presenting EMC  (Equal Money Capitalism) as the Solution in the next post.


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