Comments on BritishBeautyBlogger: MAC, Rodarte And The Women of Juaraz

I'm surprised about MAC especially with the th...

2010-09-30T17:48:58.836+01:00

I'm surprised about MAC especially with the things they do for aids I guess human rights is joke to them. I'm so sickened by it that I will not be buying MAC or makeup from their parent company Estee Lauder.
Jeez, what next concentration camp victims, twin towers campaigns? They should of had money donated to the cause before trying to capatalize on the victims of Juarez.

Wow, for usual I do not feature MAC on my beautybl...

2010-07-23T15:00:52.963+01:00

Wow, for usual I do not feature MAC on my beautyblog because I do not like MAC.

I do not believe this, I mean... they did this?
This is not only embarassing, this is... I am lacking words, honestly. Will feature this, too. Thanky BBB!

I also posted a small post in my blog. Since it is...

2010-07-19T20:07:54.626+01:00

I also posted a small post in my blog. Since it is Mexican, we don't need much explanation. But we are against this line
http://glossboudoir.blogspot.com/p/opinion_19.html

Wonderful post. I have written about this travesty...

2010-07-19T18:23:54.899+01:00

Wonderful post. I have written about this travesty on my blog too:

http://susysmakeupbox.blogspot.com/2010/07/mac-rodarte-controversy.html

Hopefully MAC and Rodarte will wake up and realise that the only way to get out of the hole they have dug themselves into, is to donate all the money to charity.

As someone said, yes, MAC has always been politica...

2010-07-19T16:39:47.687+01:00

As someone said, yes, MAC has always been political but it has in recent years distanced itself from its early causes. They went from being a haven for those who didn't fit the mould to being the cookie cutter itself. For the past few years, they've been actively courting the type of customer who would ridicule their original fan base. They've told employees to tone it down and asked gay men working for them to be less flamboyant so they don't accidentally piss off conservative customers...the types of customers who at best don't think gays should marry, some of them who possibly don't think gays should even live. MAC is not who it used to be but their branding is so powerful that no one realizes that they are being Lauder-ized from the inside out. Even the MAC AIDS Fund has been focusing its energies on non-gay causes. So, to hear that MAC has done something culturally insensitive does not surprise me. They've eaten their own young...I wouldn't expect them to care about anyone else's.

Nicely put and I never knew about such an awful th...

2010-07-19T15:19:33.136+01:00

Nicely put and I never knew about such an awful thing. I will look into this more and will be banning Johnson & Johnson products from my house too. The range should be withdrawn out of respect; I wonder if or how it will sell with such a backlash.

I am a Mexican Beauty Blogger and I couln't ag...

2010-07-19T15:14:04.374+01:00

I am a Mexican Beauty Blogger and I couln't agree with you more. This is an offense.... Too bad!

Great blog post, I am shocked that MAC (and Rodart...

2010-07-19T15:12:16.818+01:00

Great blog post, I am shocked that MAC (and Rodarte), with all their staff and PR departments could possibly have thought this was a good idea! I definitely think that they were purposely using this as a publicity stunt to attract attention. Well it got the wrong sort of attention! I think that MAC should be contributing ALL the profits they make to a relevant charity tackling the issues in Juarez...

xxx

Really amazing post. x

2010-07-19T15:12:16.817+01:00

Really amazing post. x

Very well put! MAC have disgusted me with the way...

2010-07-19T14:01:19.989+01:00

Very well put!

MAC have disgusted me with the way they have monopolised the professional makeup artist's scene for some time.

This just about sums them - absolutely shameless.

Pity there's a photo from an article about a M...

2010-07-19T10:28:17.919+01:00

Pity there's a photo from an article about a MAC product right under this article.

Unless you've been living on another Planet fo...

2010-07-19T08:39:23.179+01:00

Unless you've been living on another Planet for the past couple of decades, we're all aware of the corporate exploitation of cheap labour around the World. This story serves to slap you sharply in the face with that fact. It might have been acceptable had M.A.C. and Rodarte been using this collection as a fund raising tool to raise awareness and try to effect change in Juarez. Instead, they're backpedalling after the fact in an effort to save face.

There's dozens of beauty brands out there ladies. Surely you can find one who's corporate ethics don't leave a very bad taste in your mouth.

It's horrendous and this is an excellent post....

2010-07-19T08:36:14.866+01:00

It's horrendous and this is an excellent post. So dreadful to think that these poor women (who don't give two hoots about MAC) are being exploited in this way.

I spent a fascinating evening yesterday reading th...

2010-07-19T08:20:54.341+01:00

I spent a fascinating evening yesterday reading through all of the blog posts. The situation in Juarez is shocking and I'm so thankful for the 'power of the beauty blogs' for highlighting it.

Thanks so much for writing about this - I had no i...

2010-07-19T07:58:24.407+01:00

Thanks so much for writing about this - I had no idea this was going on (immersed as I so often am in my months/years old make-up bag).
I think Konglish made a good point about whether fashion bloggers will be brave enough to speak out about this kind of misappropriation of issues, it actually quite stomach-churning when you think about it. But then there's the problem too - most of the time we don't think about this. Maybe we should.

It's in extremely poor taste, and not the way ...

2010-07-19T05:45:03.541+01:00

It's in extremely poor taste, and not the way to highlight the situation in Juarez in my opinion.

You're right -- they clearly didn't think ...

2010-07-19T05:01:13.791+01:00

You're right -- they clearly didn't think this idea through. I also agree that they should find some better way to help these women, as throwing money doesn't always solves problems.

I find it especially sad that these offensive products are supposed to make women feel beautiful.

I wrote a post on this as well, please check it out if you get a chance.

http://mylipsbutbetter.blogspot.com/2010/07/mac-for-rodarte-my-two-cents.html

Thanks so much for posting this - I'm so grate...

2010-07-19T04:39:40.676+01:00

Thanks so much for posting this - I'm so grateful that we in Australia won't be getting this collection because it is disturbing beyond belief to think they found 'inspiration' in such atrocities. Honestly, MAC and Rodarte need to take a good long look at themselves.

OMG. the tampon thing is truly revolting. This who...

2010-07-19T00:51:35.729+01:00

OMG. the tampon thing is truly revolting. This whole inspiration is sickening. no other word for it. We are now 35 bloggers to have united and shared our thoughts on the topic: http://bit.ly/bloggerzunite
I doubt we can changed things but at least we tried xx
liloo/@tsunimee
http://bit.ly/macrodarteshame

I live in Southern California and taught ESL (Engl...

2010-07-19T00:13:17.540+01:00

I live in Southern California and taught ESL (English as a Second Language) to literally thousands of Latinos and Latinas during my 38 years with Los Angeles Unified School District. I have heard first hand accounts of the atrocities of Juarez from many of my students and their families that would cause you to have sleepless nights. That MAC would--for even one moment--think that the choice of a promo model made up to look like a cadaver is inspirational is totally beyond me. The choice of names for the products combined with the promo picture is appalling. I agree whole heartedly that MAC should donate the entire proceeds if anyone is callous enough to buy anything from this particular collection.

very well written! im so pleased we are all raisin...

2010-07-18T23:19:36.390+01:00

very well written! im so pleased we are all raising awareness on this topic!

you can read my view here:

http://bit.ly/baiPm6

www.perfectly-polished-nails.com

X

Some great points - its interesting to see the dif...

2010-07-18T22:52:00.608+01:00

Some great points - its interesting to see the different angles raised in all the posts about this. I was interested tgo get the perspective of an "industry insider" here on the marketing strategies etc that must have taken place to bring this collection to life... I was also interested in LillianLow's piece about the artistic merits of the collection... its also great that we are coming together like this. x

What makes it worse is that it's MAC behind it...

2010-07-18T22:38:17.398+01:00

What makes it worse is that it's MAC behind it. MAC have always been supposed to be about more than make-up. They've always been political and yet they've shown a lack of policial awareness in this entire affair so far.
http://konglishbeauty.com/2010/07/19/mac-rodarte-the-controversy-and-why-we-care/

I think it's frankly disgusting that MAC did n...

2010-07-18T21:52:51.585+01:00

I think it's frankly disgusting that MAC did not realise how inappropriate and tasteless this collection would be. I honestly hope they withdraw it and find another way to help the women of Juarez.

@konglishbeauty perhaps it was forgotten quickly ...

2010-07-18T21:41:02.594+01:00

@konglishbeauty perhaps it was forgotten quickly - fashion changes so fast. Perhaps MAC is hoping that this too will be forgotten quickly when the rampage for the Christmas collection gets everyone going again...

HAs happened before, will probably happen again...

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