I’m not a fan of AA product, but definitely applaud him for manufacturing in the US and generating jobs for the community which further supports other local businesses.

“Lawsuit? No biggie, right? Not exactly. It doesn’t help Charney’s case that his stores are papered with Penthouse and Oui magazine snapshots and that he happily admits to having sex with his employees. Nor does it help that he brags about his penchant for masturbating in front of women. So much so, that he masturbated in front of reporter Claudine Ko while she interviewed him for Jane magazine. Ko reports in Jane:

“‘Can I?’ he says adjusting himself in his chair. And thus begins another compulsive episode of what Dov likes to call “self-pleasure,” during which we casually carry on our interview, discussing things like business models, hiring practices and the stupidity of focus groups. ‘Masturbation in front of women is underrated,’ Dov explains to me later over the phone. ‘It’s much easier on the woman. She gets to watch, it’s a sensual experience that doesn’t involve a man violating a woman, yet once the man has his release, it’s over and you can talk to the guy.’ Soon enough he loosens his Pierre Cardin belt. ‘Are you going to do it again?’ I ask.”

In Ko’s article, she asserts that she witnessed Charney jerk off more than eight times in one month. However, according to jewlicious.com, Ko added later “Whenever I see a picture of Dov, I can’t help but smile and think fondly of him. That reporting experience was fun, engaging, stimulating and interesting. Dov Charney is a mad man and I like that.” If you didn’t read the Jane article, perhaps you saw Charney’s exposed penis giving Butt (a radical counter-culture fag-mag) readers the full Monty in a recent issue. If you missed that, perhaps you caught the bare-bottomed ad of him in Vice wearing nothing but a T-shirt that said “Legalize L.A.” Or maybe you read Mireya Navarro’s thoughtful New York Times account in a lengthy July 10, 2005 article: “[One of the Plaintiffs] said [Charney] once called her into his office with a co-worker and gave them both vibrators, saying, ‘It’s great during sex.’” Indeed, stunts like this, whether obnoxious or liberated, reveal Charney’s wild side à la Paris Hilton, and give needed exposure to the company. But they may ultimately alienate the store’s consumer base by… ahem… overexposing the company.”

source:
 http://blacktable.com/graham050720.htm

There is no bus service down Alameda in front of the factory, which seems strange given the factory does employ thousands of individuals who, based on stereotypes, are likely to embrace (or need) alternative modes of transportation. Their bike share program does make the trip between factory and the nearest bus stop (on 7th) more palatable, I just think its strange there is no regular bus service to such a large employer with so many employees potentially willing to use transit service on a regular basis.

As a side note, discussion of how sexist and/or morally reprehensible the owner may be is a huge non-sequitur. Transit service is though too, so what do I care?