KINSEY LEGACY

Warning: May be offensive for children

Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has done it again. Just when we thought they had pushed the limit beyond the point of no return, we are shocked to learn that their latest catalogue, the Christmas Field Guide, is filled with 45 portrayals of sexual imagery, including teen and young adult nudity, men kissing and teens/young adults having group sex in a river, in the first 120 pages. The first advertisement of clothing, what A&F is supposed to be selling, appears on page 120. The quarterly catalogue is sold, ostensibly to those over 18, and has been published since 1998. The cover over the catalogue is entitled “280 pages of Moose, Ice Hockey, Chivalry, Group Sex & More.” One article says, “a pleasant and super safe alternative to [group sex] is group masturbation . . . sometimes called a circle jerk or “Jack-and-Jill Off.” The “sexpert” featured in the catalogue offers advice of “sex for three,” and other things not fit to print. The present chairman and CEO, Michael Jeffries, was the creator of the catalogue’s concept, according to developer Sam Shahid in an interview with the New York Post in 1999. “Mike planted the seeds and we took off . . . and he’s major in this thing with support—and with ideas,” In response to many complaints about the catalogues, he continued, “I don’t think we’ve done anything wrong. Sex has always been there. It’s very healthy, and I’m very open about everything.” [Excerpts from “Clothier Pushes Porn, Group Sex to Youths,” WorldNet Daily, November 14, 2003]

Action taken by CWA of Missouri in Springfield, MO: Police were called on indecency charges against A &F with about 60 members of CWA MO participating in a press conference with “Ditch Fitch from Your Christmas List” signs, drawing attention to indecent posters, etc., sanctioned by Abercrombie & Fitch management in their stores.

You can write the CEO Michael Jeffries: Mr. Michael Jeffries, CEO Abercrombie & Fitch, 6301 Fitch Patch, New Albany, Ohio, 43054. We do not recommend that you go to the Web site as it displays nudity, etc., and e-mails bounce back.