Because equating femininity with crotch shots and blowjob faces is, like, so last season.
TAKE BACK THE GENDER. BOYCOTT AA.
After you’ve joined the Facebook Movement Against American Apparel-clad T&A, feel free to create your own versions of the propaganda below.

And, just for fun, let’s compare/contrast some dude responses to my I-AM-WOMAN roars:
In response to The Slut [...]

So. I’m cooking dinner the other night for me and my BF, and I’m wearing American Apparel leggings and a top that doesn’t entirely cover my bum. He notes that I’ve got a cute butt for the nine thousandth time, and I’m flattered for the nine thousandth time, and it’s all couple-y and cute and [...]

There’s been plenty of kvetching about Diesel’s latest ‘Be Stupid’ ad campaign. I just saw the “Smart Listens to the Head/Stupid Listens to the Heart/Be Stupid” version on the street. Initially, I gave it an eyeroll. I take it back. I think there might actually be a message here beyond the obvious you’d-have-to-be-stupid-to-buy-$250-jeans joke.

Diesel’s using [...]

Mmkay, it’s been weeks since the launch of Commes des Garcons x The Beatles, so maybe this isn’t the most timely of reactions. Whatever. I’m not throwing in my nine cents now to bitch about Commes des PouPou’s elitist perversion of the best band ever. That would be stating the obvious. No, what concerns me [...]

Before discussing the individual offerings of Jimmy Choo for H&M, I’m going to attempt to rationalize the pricing scheme behind the line. The designer from whence said line comes is Tamara Mellon, the brand’s founder and president. Her Wikipedia page bears the cautionary warning: This article or section reads like a news release, or is [...]

We saw it first on Carrie Bradshaw, and it was enough to distract us from her runway spill. Beyonce rocked it for her MTV VMA performance; Prada made it a focal point of a recent collection; Rihanna had the cojones to don it at Paris Fashion Week; Lady Gaga’s its biggest cheerleader. The no-pants [...]

It’s Monday, and I’m nursing a hangover of the worst kind: A destination wedding hangover. The festivities were glorious; the drive to and from Vermont was not. My body’s still vibrating, I look and feel about as alive as a mutilated squirrel. I can’t think of a better time for a rant. Shopbop: This one’s [...]

Okay, so sex sells. I get it. Fashion and prostitution have a successful symbiotic relationship; there’s Dov and his slut-loving American Apparel ads; there’s Calvin Klein’s orgy-implied billboards. And there’s the way in which women of the 18-25 demographic dress on TV. Let’s take a looksee.

In a vacuum, I don’t have a problem with cut-out [...]

Umm, that it’s time to start shopping for Fall? Eff no.
It means Cheap JAP’s been busting her tuchis bigtime as of late to make this juice worth the squeeze, and needs a little mini-vacay.
Anticipate a rejuvenated return to greatness and/or moderately amusing posts at week’s end. MWAH.
(I’m going to try not to tweet in [...]

The below email gave me a nice little chuckle yesterday afternoon:
so i was doing my daily shopbop.com browsing and i clicked on my favorite designer, alexander wang. his new runway stuff apparently JUST CAME OUT, so i checked it out. always one to be disgusted by these outrageous prices, i came across the alexander [...]

Modem is busted for the SECOND TIME in SIX MONTHS. I am livid, I tell you, LIVID. What am I paying for, really? A bunch of inept jackholes dicking around while the mammoth automated response system attempts to unsuccessfully resolve internet issues? Technical support, my ass.
Posting will commence immediately after the installation of what [...]

Yesterday, I got an unnecessary ego boost in the form of being published by someone other than myself. See the Huffington Post’s Style section; read Fashion’s Fight Against Fakes: An Exercise in Hypocrisy, and throw me a bone via clicking that cute little heart button and becoming a Fan (if it’s not too much trouble [...]

Firstly, thanks to all who wrote in over the weekend for your sympathetic comments and suggestions re: my bed bug plight. Here’s what I’ve learned thus far:
Tossing thrifted goodies in your freezer to kill any potential bugs sounds like a phenomenal idea, particularly in lieu of Sudoku-ing your way through twelve loads at your local [...]

For the past two years – two years during which I’ve gained the bulk of my thrifting experience – I’ve never had to face the consequences of buying used clothing. I’ve even mocked those who use the you-don’t-know-where-that-shit’s-been argument against shopping secondhand. Alas, when over half of your wardrobe consists of gently-worn wears, it’s only [...]

I realize that my bashing fashion mags for recommending reasonably priced shiznat (a la yesterday’s post) seems counter-intuitive to some, so let’s take a moment to clarify exactly why I’m so hell-bent on getting you beotches to shop secondhand in lieu of click-click-checkouting your way to new cheap clothes.
I didn’t start thrifting because it’s good [...]

Vanity Fair is one of those magazines I like in theory because a visually pleasing, reasonably well-written melange of culture, style and current events appeals to me in theory. In reality, it usually proves a mishmash of things I don’t care about, like Jessica Simpson’s weight and who got the short end of Brooke Astor’s [...]

The first (and only) time I saw Signs (i.e. the subpar M. Night Shyamalan effort, not a religious experience or whatever) I freaked out about the idea of the alien for most of the movie – What’s it going to be like, what’s it going to look like, will it speak?! But at the end, [...]

As a frequent watcher of all things Bravo TV, I’ve come to appreciate the brilliance of certain programs. I’m referring, of course, to The Real Housewives series – a franchise that gives us the small screen equivalent of a car wreck (a Mack Truck pile-up, in the case of New Jersey), and allows us rubberneck [...]

The first time I heard Michelle Obama speak was on the campaign trail, when her hubby took the day off to visit his ailing grandmother. I remember thinking, This woman’s going to be the most badass First Lady EVER. What I don’t remember is what she was wearing. And that’s exactly the point.
That Michelle Obama [...]

I’m a little rusty today as a result of taking a very un-relaxing four days off to paint my apartment. To get my keyboard groove back, I need to tackle something that pisses me off even more than bloggers’ block. Something that doesn’t just merit, but deserves the occasional uninhibited wrath of the Cheap JAP. [...]