I know that the 'open letter' is a cardinal sin of blogging.
I know it's not a very original way to do things. And I know publicly calling a company on the carpet isn't always the best way to do thins.
So, just in case you were wondering, these letters I've been posting here? A printed copy was sent to the company it's addressed to.
The letters weren't sent yesterday (I do prefer actual letters, emails get lost in bureaucratic nonsense. Letters do to, but they're a physical reminder to pay attention.)--the letters were sent last week to make sure that the company had a chance to respond before I posted it here.
So I'm not telling @Marvel, @JoannFabrics, @DisneyStores, @Crayola, @Amazon, @PartyCity or any of the rest anything they haven't heard.
I'm telling them things about their products they're already aware of (or should be. Realistically, corp. headquarters of Joann Fabrics is aware that they printed superhero fabric without female characters. And Disney Stores are aware that they neglected to put Princess Leia in it's toys. And Party City is aware that they only create 'boy' superhero products).
I'm pointing out the (obvious) sexism (and racism, BTW) in the omissions and inclusions--things they should already well aware of.
And I'll post (as I have in the past) any responses I get back from these companies. But they apparently prefer not to respond and to let their sexism take center stage.
When I finally lose my crap and send them signature required, special delivery (I do tend to reserve that for the companies that are at the heart of things--so, yes, Party City chooses to carry stuff w/ all boys, but Marvel has decided to license it's images in this way across myriad items), I get a response. (And Marvel did respond. Once. 2 or 3 letters ago. Not again since).
Hence publicly posted 'open letters'--companies who respond to good feedback don't need public open letters (mine haven't gone viral, obviously. But this one has :). But these places aren't responsive, hence the open-letter approach.
Maybe, someday, the embarrassment that comes with being called on the carpet for blatant sexism will cause companies to
I know it's not a very original way to do things. And I know publicly calling a company on the carpet isn't always the best way to do thins.
So, just in case you were wondering, these letters I've been posting here? A printed copy was sent to the company it's addressed to.
The letters weren't sent yesterday (I do prefer actual letters, emails get lost in bureaucratic nonsense. Letters do to, but they're a physical reminder to pay attention.)--the letters were sent last week to make sure that the company had a chance to respond before I posted it here.
So I'm not telling @Marvel, @JoannFabrics, @DisneyStores, @Crayola, @Amazon, @PartyCity or any of the rest anything they haven't heard.
I'm telling them things about their products they're already aware of (or should be. Realistically, corp. headquarters of Joann Fabrics is aware that they printed superhero fabric without female characters. And Disney Stores are aware that they neglected to put Princess Leia in it's toys. And Party City is aware that they only create 'boy' superhero products).
I'm pointing out the (obvious) sexism (and racism, BTW) in the omissions and inclusions--things they should already well aware of.
And I'll post (as I have in the past) any responses I get back from these companies. But they apparently prefer not to respond and to let their sexism take center stage.
When I finally lose my crap and send them signature required, special delivery (I do tend to reserve that for the companies that are at the heart of things--so, yes, Party City chooses to carry stuff w/ all boys, but Marvel has decided to license it's images in this way across myriad items), I get a response. (And Marvel did respond. Once. 2 or 3 letters ago. Not again since).
Hence publicly posted 'open letters'--companies who respond to good feedback don't need public open letters (mine haven't gone viral, obviously. But this one has :). But these places aren't responsive, hence the open-letter approach.
Maybe, someday, the embarrassment that comes with being called on the carpet for blatant sexism will cause companies to