{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty","title":"Episode 201: Is it CLASSIST to talk about fast fashion?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5777,"description":"This episode is part two in a recurring series examining and debunking the most common “excuses” and justifications we see for supporting, maybe even protecting(?) fast fashion and fast everything. And this week we are going to explore a classic comeback to conversations about fast fashion: “it’s classist to talk about fast fashion.”  \nWe will explore the following questions:\nWhat is class? What are the differences between socioeconomic class and social class?\nWhat is classism? And how does it play out in day to day life?\nWhy is income not always a simple indicator of one's financial situation?\nHow are fast fashion and classism *actually* linked? You might be surprised!\nHow does fast fashion actually exacerbate economic inequality?\nDid fast fashion really democratize fast fashion?\nWhy is the fight against fast fashion actually a matter of class solidarity?\nAnd what can ALL of us do to dismantle the fast fashion system?\nOn our journey to figuring all of this out, we'll find out if Shein customers are actually rich, and if fast fashion executives actually wear clothing made by their companies. Amanda will share her own experiences dealing with classism within the fashion industry.\nAnd HEY! BUY YOUR TICKETS TO THE CLOTHESHORSE JAMBOREE ASAP!\nAdditional reading:\nMIT Living Wage Calculator\n\"Meet Shein's typical shopper,\" Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins, Business Insider.\nAmerican Attitudes About Poverty and the Poor\n\"Retail Wages Are A Growing Problem That Will Only Get Worse,\" Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.\nDynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty 2009-2011, Ashley N. Edwards, US Census Bureau.\nIf you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it’s a typed out message or an audio recording:  amanda@clotheshorse.world\nDid you enjoy this episode? Consider \"buying me a coffee\" via Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/clotheshorse\nFind this episode's transcript (and so much more) at clotheshorsepodcast.com\nClotheshorse is...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_u71z-ZNs_Ob6wKJAM2DSS8-P3fYJ_G9yobrjlS91nE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNjll/OTRlMDEwOWM3ZWFh/ODc4ODkxNDIyM2Jj/YjZjMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}