{"id":8,"date":"2020-04-11T03:43:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T03:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/tarynsokoloski\/?p=8"},"modified":"2020-04-11T03:43:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T03:43:53","slug":"response-to-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/tarynsokoloski\/2020\/04\/11\/response-to-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Response to Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2018, Victoria\u2019s Secret Chief Marketing Executive, Ed Razek was asked why the annual fashion show did not include plus-size or transgender models. His response to why they don\u2019t have transgender models included was such:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, I don\u2019t think we should. Well, why not? Because the show is a fantasy. It\u2019s a 42-minute entertainment special. That\u2019s what it is\u201d (Cadens, 2018, p. 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the fact that I am not part of either community, this comment appalled me. What right does Ed Razek have to say what constitutes a fantasy? In fact, Nikita Dragun responded to Victoria\u2019s Secret by making a video that demonstrates and epitomizes the \u201cfantasy\u201d Victoria\u2019s Secret is attempting to sell. And as I am sure you could predict, she is a Trans Woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/nikitadragun\/status\/1070453128321847296\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before Razek\u2019s comment, I shopped at Victoria\u2019s Secret. However, once I was made aware of their beliefs, or the beliefs of a single individual it made me shift my purchases to another brand. While I recognize that not all individuals associated with the brand hold this belief, but in a market where I have agency over which companies I support, I will support a company that does not ever endource this behavior especially within executives.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, I am asked to respond to the question if this would impact my decision to work for the company in the future. 100% it has influenced me to never work for this company. As women, society influences our perceptions of how we view ourselves and our worth. I refuse to work in an environment that continues to perpetuate these harmful stereotypes and ideologies around me. Where we work will consume a large portion of our lives. Therefore, I want to work somewhere that makes me proud to go to work everyday and upholds similar beliefs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work Cited:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cadenas, Kerensa. (November 10, 2018). Victoria\u2019s Secret Apologizes After Executive\u2019s Statements About Transgender and Plus-Size Models. Vanity Fair. Fashion Industry. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2018\/11\/victorias-secret-ed-razek-comments\">https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2018\/11\/victorias-secret-ed-razek-comments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragun, Nikit. (December 5, 2018). &#8220;dear Victoria\u2019s Secret, you said trans women can\u2019t sell the \u201cfantasy\u201d so here i am as a TRANS WOMAN selling the FANTASY!&#8221; @NikitaDragun. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikitadragun\/status\/1070453128321847296\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikitadragun\/status\/1070453128321847296<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2018, Victoria\u2019s Secret Chief Marketing Executive, Ed Razek was asked why the annual fashion show did not include plus-size or transgender models. 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