Plus Is Equal?: Analysis of the Negative Social Media Commentary of Lane Bryant's Campaign
dc.contributor.author | Harmon, Jennifer | |
dc.contributor.author | Reddy-Best, Kelly | |
dc.date | 2018-10-19T01:06:33.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-30T05:36:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-30T05:36:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-11-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | <p>September 14, 2015, plus-size clothing retailer Lane Bryant launched their #PlusIsEqual social marketing campaign. Social marketing applies commercial marketing techniques to programs designed to promote the acceptability of a social idea and voluntarily change behavior (Andreasen, 2003). This research analyzed the themes prevalent in the negative comments posted to the campaign. Currently, over two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese (Peters, 2014). Despite this majority consumer-base, plus-size models are nearly absent in high fashion magazines, and plus-size female consumers lack the same access to fashionable clothing (Peters, 2014). Additionally, obesity stigma is a pervasive and socially acceptable form of bias in North America (Puhl & Heuer, 2010). Of the 5337 tweets made in the first 30 days, 227 were negative in tone. The disapproval expressed fell into five main categories: criticism, reservation, contempt, sarcasm and externalizing. The findings highlight the presence of obesity stigma in the plus-size fashion industry.</p> | |
dc.identifier | archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2016/posters/100/ | |
dc.identifier.articleid | 1747 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 10440200 | |
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dc.identifier.submissionpath | itaa_proceedings/2016/posters/100 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/51191 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Annual Conference Proceedings | |
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dc.subject.disciplines | Fashion Business | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Fashion Design | |
dc.title | Plus Is Equal?: Analysis of the Negative Social Media Commentary of Lane Bryant's Campaign | |
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dc.type.genre | event | |
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