Comments on: Lululemon Gets Crass with “Camel Toe” Ad, Are They Ready for Backlash and Boycott? http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/ YogaDork commentary on yoga news, science, pop culture, celebrity gossip, with wit and wisdom Wed, 23 May 2012 13:13:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Yoga and its naked commersialism | Bootstrappers Corner http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-34097 Yoga and its naked commersialism | Bootstrappers Corner Wed, 09 May 2012 18:23:50 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-34097 [...] appearance of Budig’s ads – and others similarly controversial, including one titled “Say No to Cameltoe”, parallels the sudden emergence and rapid proliferation of “Naked Yoga”, yoga classes [...] [...] appearance of Budig’s ads – and others similarly controversial, including one titled “Say No to Cameltoe”, parallels the sudden emergence and rapid proliferation of “Naked Yoga”, yoga classes [...]

]]> By: kate http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-26844 kate Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:44:59 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-26844 its makes me laugh all the idiots that buy synthetic yoga wear. there not even 90-100% cotton lulue. there materials are full of synthetic fibres,so your skin cant breathe properly.but they can charge alot more-for there hi-tech crap But you look trendy,oh thats what counts yeh? i find it more sensible to wear a long cotton singlet over cotton not to -tight leggings. p.s nxt time girls.,when u wear extra tight shorts etc,spare a thought for the person behind you who has to view your crotch & undies when your legs are splayed open.gross. pleese some respect.kate its makes me laugh all the idiots that buy synthetic yoga wear.
there not even 90-100% cotton lulue.
there materials are full of synthetic fibres,so your skin cant breathe properly.but they can charge alot more-for there hi-tech crap
But you look trendy,oh thats what counts yeh?
i find it more sensible to wear a long cotton singlet over cotton
not to -tight leggings.
p.s nxt time girls.,when u wear extra tight shorts etc,spare a thought for the person behind you who has to view your crotch & undies when your legs are splayed open.gross.
pleese some respect.kate

]]> By: abbylou http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-24077 abbylou Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:14:57 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-24077 I agree, Sally. I buy Beyond Yoga clothes for that reason. Ironically, their pants do give me bad camel toe. I agree, Sally. I buy Beyond Yoga clothes for that reason. Ironically, their pants do give me bad camel toe.

]]> By: sally http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-24076 sally Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:02:28 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-24076 I'd feel better about those $90 pants if they were made in the USA. Oh, and by adults. I’d feel better about those $90 pants if they were made in the USA. Oh, and by adults.

]]> By: Emily http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-24073 Emily Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:55:29 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-24073 Are they a better product than my $15 yoga pants? Yes, I'm certain they are. On the other hand, my $15 pants have lasted six years so far with no stretching or shrinking (a little pilling yes, but not enough to make them look obviously worn). Charge $30 for them if they're better quality, then. Charge $40 to cover the cost of the events they offer. $90 pants are an insult to my intelligence. That price is exuberant; the company could turn a tidy profit selling them for less than half that. What makes me feel they are hypocritical is that they (seem to) profess the rhetoric that yoga is for everyone, but their clothes aren't affordable for many many people, I would venture to say most. I'm not saying it makes you a hypocrite if you buy them. Supposedly they make your ass look better and stuff? Maybe that's worth the extra $50 bucks left over after the quality and events mark-ups? Buy them if you like them. I feel the company is hypocritical and I don't want to support them even if I could afford their clothes. No need to get defensive, man. Are they a better product than my $15 yoga pants? Yes, I’m certain they are. On the other hand, my $15 pants have lasted six years so far with no stretching or shrinking (a little pilling yes, but not enough to make them look obviously worn). Charge $30 for them if they’re better quality, then. Charge $40 to cover the cost of the events they offer. $90 pants are an insult to my intelligence. That price is exuberant; the company could turn a tidy profit selling them for less than half that. What makes me feel they are hypocritical is that they (seem to) profess the rhetoric that yoga is for everyone, but their clothes aren’t affordable for many many people, I would venture to say most. I’m not saying it makes you a hypocrite if you buy them. Supposedly they make your ass look better and stuff? Maybe that’s worth the extra $50 bucks left over after the quality and events mark-ups? Buy them if you like them. I feel the company is hypocritical and I don’t want to support them even if I could afford their clothes. No need to get defensive, man.

]]> By: abbylou http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-24072 abbylou Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:35:07 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-24072 Emily, Lululemon's pants last forever, and they have a 5-year warranty. I'm not, by any means, a huge fan of Lululemon, but they do make a good product. Quality products cost more. Lululemon also does a lot in the community. I don't know about where you live, but my local store sponsors all kinds of free events including running clubs and weekly yoga classes. Some of the price of the merchandise goes to paying for those kinds of events. I don't really see how a company charging a price that is commensurate with the quality of an item makes them hypocritical. Emily,

Lululemon’s pants last forever, and they have a 5-year warranty. I’m not, by any means, a huge fan of Lululemon, but they do make a good product. Quality products cost more.

Lululemon also does a lot in the community. I don’t know about where you live, but my local store sponsors all kinds of free events including running clubs and weekly yoga classes. Some of the price of the merchandise goes to paying for those kinds of events.

I don’t really see how a company charging a price that is commensurate with the quality of an item makes them hypocritical.

]]> By: A http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-24070 A Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:18:42 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-24070 Would you rather pay $90 for a pair of pants that lasts 10 years (as I can personally attest that they do), or $20 pants every year because they fall apart, pill or shrink. That is the problem with this country, nobody thinks long term. You'd rather buy a bunch of junk that adds up to much more than buying one quality item? Whatever, have fun wasting your money, I'll be at lululemon. Would you rather pay $90 for a pair of pants that lasts 10 years (as I can personally attest that they do), or $20 pants every year because they fall apart, pill or shrink. That is the problem with this country, nobody thinks long term. You’d rather buy a bunch of junk that adds up to much more than buying one quality item? Whatever, have fun wasting your money, I’ll be at lululemon.

]]> By: Emily http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-24038 Emily Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:47:36 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-24038 I know that this is a social construct, since, obviously we evolved running around nude; nevertheless, it is a part of how I think and function as a SOCIAL being, so I don't feel that I'm somehow oppressing myself by observing it: showing some parts of our bodies is sexy, showing other parts is inappropriate. Showing some parts to some degrees is classy, showing other parts or the same parts to other degrees is tacky. A backless evening gown: classy. Camel toe at the gym: tacky. I find camel toe much tackier than an ad that references it. It seems a little odd to want to pretend the problem doesn't exist. Lululemon is a bad company because they sell all these yoga ideals with an unsustainably high price tag. They are a hypocritical company, and I would never give them my money. I know that this is a social construct, since, obviously we evolved running around nude; nevertheless, it is a part of how I think and function as a SOCIAL being, so I don’t feel that I’m somehow oppressing myself by observing it: showing some parts of our bodies is sexy, showing other parts is inappropriate. Showing some parts to some degrees is classy, showing other parts or the same parts to other degrees is tacky. A backless evening gown: classy. Camel toe at the gym: tacky. I find camel toe much tackier than an ad that references it. It seems a little odd to want to pretend the problem doesn’t exist. Lululemon is a bad company because they sell all these yoga ideals with an unsustainably high price tag. They are a hypocritical company, and I would never give them my money.

]]> By: pro toe http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-24037 pro toe Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:21:22 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-24037 why a re women so concerned...? bikinis hide a lot less, and besides, every part ot a womans body is beautiful... if you dont want men to be able to see it, why wear pants that hug your butts so nicely? obviously you have enough confidence... remember, uor ancestors walked around nude... why a re women so concerned…? bikinis hide a lot less, and besides, every part ot a womans body is beautiful… if you dont want men to be able to see it, why wear pants that hug your butts so nicely? obviously you have enough confidence… remember, uor ancestors walked around nude…

]]> By: show up and shut up « linda's yoga journey http://www.yogadork.com/news/lululemon-gets-crass-with-camel-toe-ad-are-they-ready-for-backlash-and-boycott/comment-page-2/#comment-22825 show up and shut up « linda's yoga journey Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:36:05 +0000 http://www.yogadork.com/?p=13933#comment-22825 [...] could not care less about how Lululemon pants help your camel toe (some show up to my class wearing jeans) and they’ve never heard of any of your favorite show [...] [...] could not care less about how Lululemon pants help your camel toe (some show up to my class wearing jeans) and they’ve never heard of any of your favorite show [...]

]]>