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| Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
| Don’t Trifle with The Girls! |
History tells us that our legal system began in England, with Latin terms as the foundation upon which legal precedent is set. I’m pleased to announce that after a bitter 10 month battle, an international story of injustice and inequality has been resolved. Women have triumphed in this Battle of the Bust in Britain, saving us 25% off these very foundations, and that’s not a trifle.
There is simply nothing more British than TRIFLE. The “typical desert consisting of plain or sponge cake topped with layers of jam or custard and whipped cream.” Anyone who has ever made this fabulous summer desert knows you can add fresh fruit and shaved chocolate; but without a strong foundation (I favor a large, footed glass bowl with deep sides) the layers would flop over and off the plate.
There is nothing simple, or more British than a recent protest staged when “busty women banded together to battle in Britain”. Women here have united, thanks in large part to “Beckie Williams, a founder of Busts 4 Justice,” to protest a policy at “Marks & Spencer, Britain’s largest clothing retailer over a surcharge for extra-large” bras.
The department store justified the trifling surcharge as necessary to support extra large breasts. It might sound like women making a mountain out of a molehill, but it exposed an unfair policy “especially since clothing stores do not charge more for extra large pants, socks, or men’s briefs.” 10 months into this pitched battle, Marks & Spencer still refused to support, without extra charge, the foundation without which large busted women would flop over.
Sisterhood, like “The Girls” relies on a strong foundation, and a mutual system of support, linking women to causes we hold dear. “This group, which has grown into several thousand members via Facebook,” drew attention to the inequality men and women face when shopping. Have you ever noticed that men’s slacks usually have an unfinished hem, and alterations are free, whereas women are usually charged for these same alterations?
Competing department stores in London eagerly joined in the battle, advertising a “one price for all strategy,” and noting that “people on a budget shouldn’t have to pay more to look good or to feel good.” The British Press also “jumped into the fray, eager to support the battle with photos of prominent, bikini-clad show business personalities who denounced the surcharge as discriminatory,” noting “they would have to pay the surcharge if shopping at Marks & Spencer.”
On May 9th, just in time for Mother’s Day, The Associated Press triumphantly announced that “The Battle of the Bust is over, and consumers have triumphed.” Marks & Spencer “has backed down on its incendiary policy of charging a 2 pound ($3) surcharge for bras that are DD or larger in the face of a spreading consumer revolt.”
“Becky Mount, a co-founder of the Busts 4 Justice group” said “a canny internet and media oriented campaign which grew to include 14,000 women who gave their name to the Facebook campaign” and were not to be trifled with..
Marks & Spencer, gracious in defeat, announced that “From Saturday, no matter whether it’s large or small bras you need, the price will be the same.” The company also announced, in “an eye-catching full-page advertisement in several national newspapers that it was offering a 25 percent reduction in all bras of all sizes for the next two weeks.”
With liberty and justice for all!
- Nancy
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