When 'National No-Bra Day' was observed in the United States in 2011, which company tweeted that it was in denial?
"soft cup bralette, and some choose to go bra free altogether. Victoria's Secret's parent company L Brands Inc. derives about one-third of its earnings from bras, and in 2016, its revenues were down nearly 30%. Capitalizing on the trend, companies had begun offering clothing designed to advertise that the wearer is not wearing a bra, or fashions designed to take advantage of the no bra look. Some women choose to go braless to wear fashions that would otherwise expose straps and to create a streamlined silhouette. The unofficial No Bra Day is not recognized by any cancer research organization and"
"No Bra Day No Bra Day is an annual observance on October 13 on which women are encouraged to forgo wearing a bra as a means to encourage breast cancer awareness. No Bra Day was initially observed on July 9, 2011, but within three years it had moved to October 13, the month of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Users on social media are encouraged to post using the hashtag #nobraday to promote awareness of breast cancer symptoms and to encourage gender equality. Some users on social media sites also encourage women to post pictures of themselves not wearing a"
"due to the attention given a pink satin conical bra worn by Madonna, sexual freedom. The first No Bra Day event was created by an anonymous internet user self-named ""Anastasia Doughnuts"" for July 9, 2011 and was observed on that date through 2013. In 2013 and 2014, social media posts announced both July 9 and October 13 as No Bra Day. Since 2015, the event has only been promoted on October 13. The event was initially described, in part, as: The announcement was later reposted on a Facebook page promoting the event. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and"
"clothing that revealed they were not wearing a bra and a few others chose to go topless for the day. One outgrowth of the resistance to bras was the formation of No Bra Day in 2013. In 2017, the unofficial day was observed by women in 30 countries, including New Zealand, Romania, Malaysia, Scotland, India, and Ghana. More than 82,000 women posted pictures on Twitter and Instagram using the hastag #nobraday. Some media outlets have capitalized on the no bra phenomenon with exploitative stories. The tabloid website TMZ posted an item about ""Happy No Bra Day"" with an image of"
"in 2011. In July that year, an anonymous individual using the name Anastasia Doughnuts conceived of No Bra Day and published the first website promoting the event. Women have protested the physical and cultural restrictions imposed by bras over many years. In 1966, during the height of the hippie era in San Francisco, two women students at San Francisco State College protested a proposed law that would require women to wear bras by walking topless near the campus. On August 1, 1969, an Anti-Bra Day was declared in San Francisco to protest societal pressure to wear constrictive, feminine garments. The"
"a bra or fetishize their breasts for a cause. One woman commented, ""The reason is that I tried being braless, and I liked it better. It wasn't a political decision, except insofar as everything a woman does with her body that isn't letting someone else dictate what she ought to do with it is a political decision"". No Bra Day No Bra Day is an annual observance on October 13 on which women are encouraged to forgo wearing a bra as a means to encourage breast cancer awareness. No Bra Day was initially observed on July 9, 2011, but within"
"notoriety when a local news story in the Atlantic City ""Press"" erroneously reported that ""the bras, girdles, falsies, curlers, and copies of popular women's magazines"" were burned. Some feminist activists believe that anti-feminists used the protesters' suggestion of going braless to trivialize what the women were trying to accomplish and to minimize the importance of the feminist movement in general. Some feminists who support the idea of using No Bra Day to raise awareness of breast cancer are concerned with the sexualization of the #nobraday hashtag in social media. In the Philippines, the observance is seen as a day to"
"Valentine's Day."" In an article published on the UOL Economia website, journalist James Cimino also pointed to inconsistencies in the brand's boycott movement as large multinationals—such as Apple, Microsoft, Google, HP, Intel, Facebook, The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive, Disney, Twitter, Visa, MasterCard, Starbucks, Nike, Xerox, Levi's, Gillette, Absolut, Amazon.com, Ray-Ban, Gap, American Airlines, Tiffany & Co., Budweiser and others—also support the LGBT movement, but were not threatened with boycott claims. A tumblr called ""Aproveita e Boicota Também"" (Boycott These As Well) was created to bring together all the brands that support the gay movement and should be avoided by homophobes. O"
"11 drew to a close, ""The New York Times"" posted a blog titled ""The Day the Internet Didn't Fight Back,"" reporting that ""the protest on Tuesday barely registered. Wikipedia did not participate. Reddit ... added an inconspicuous banner to its homepage. Sites like Tumblr, Mozilla and DuckDuckGo, which were listed as organizers, did not include the banner on their homepages. The eight major technology companies—Google, Microsoft, Facebook, AOL, Apple, Twitter, Yahoo and LinkedIn ... only participated Tuesday insofar as having a joint website flash the protest banner."" The Day We Fight Back The Day We Fight Back was a one-day"
"bra. Some women embrace No Bra Day as a political statement while others prefer the comfort of discarding what they view as a restrictive, uncomfortable garment. The observance has spread worldwide. The event was spun off a medical event in Toronto, Canada, that encourages breast cancer survivors to consider reconstructive surgery. First held on October 19, 2011, the medical event was named BRA (Breast Reconstruction Awareness) Day. It was adapted by an anonymous individual who conceived of No Bra Day as a way to encourage women to enjoy being braless and to become knowledgeable about breast cancer symptoms. The day"
"by 2014 the official day of the event was moved to October 13, during which women are urged to forgo wearing a bra. An increasing number of women, especially millennials, have expressed opposition to and are giving up wearing bras. In 2012, about 400,000 individuals took part in No Bra Day, 250,000 of those on Facebook. As of 2017 the day was observed by women in 30 countries, including New Zealand, Romania, Malaysia, Scotland, India, and Ghana. Women are urged after taking off their bra to give themselves a breast exam. On social media, women are encouraged to go braless"
"National Go Topless Day was celebrated on August 23 in the United States. In 2011, Go Topless Day in the US was held on August 24. Protesters, both men and women, participated in rallies held in twelve U.S. states, including California, New York and North Carolina. Women who participated in the celebration used either fake latex nipples or pasties to cover their nipples and avoid arrest due to laws in some states that prohibit women from showing their areola and nipples in public. The protesters displayed signs that read ""Men and women have nipples. Why should women hide theirs?"" and"
"and to post photos using the hashtag #nobraday. More than 82,000 women posted pictures on Twitter and Instagram in 2017. Women who choose not to go braless and men are encouraged to wear something purple on that day. Some sites suggest that participants donate to breast cancer charities. A Romanian photographer capitalized on the idea and published an album of photos depicting braless women. Many celebrities world-wide have been seen braless in public for a number of years. A increasing number of women are following their example. Fewer women are buying push-up style bras. Some are choosing an unstructured, wireless"
"""attending"" the day on a Facebook page. No Bra Day is now observed internationally on October 13. Wearing a bra does not prevent breasts from sagging. Many women, in the mistaken belief that breasts cannot anatomically support themselves, think that wearing a brassiere will prevent their breasts from sagging later in life. Researchers, bra manufacturers, and health professionals cannot find any evidence to support the idea that wearing a bra for any amount of time slows breast ptosis. Bra manufacturers are careful to claim that bras only affect the shape of breasts while they are being worn. Consumers spend around"
"has drawn criticism. The tabloid website TMZ posted an item about ""Happy No Bra Day"" with an image of Selena Gomez wearing a see-through top. Another site featured a photo gallery titled ""#NoBraDay: 15 Celebs Who Frolick About With Their Fun Bags Freed"". One of the issues with the concept is that breast cancer survivors who use prosthetics must wear a bra to conceal their disfigurement or wear prosthetics and inserts in their bra to make them appear ""normal"". Some critics have described the event as sexualizing and exploiting women’s bodies while at the same time belittling a serious disease."
"Jean Sachs, CEO of Living Beyond Breast Cancer, thinks No Bra Day is offensive. ""I mean breast cancer is a life-threatening illness. It has nothing to do with wearing a bra or not wearing a bra."" Gayle Sulik, founder and executive director of the Breast Cancer Consortium, said, ""But we don't really pay attention to what's going on with breast cancer. That's a hugely damaging impact of this sort of message"". In New Zealand, the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation attempted to repeat the success of a Scottish television breast cancer awareness campaign that educated women about the appearance of"
"participate. Reddit … added an inconspicuous banner to its homepage. Sites like Tumblr, Mozilla and DuckDuckGo, which were listed as organizers, did not include the banner on their homepages. The eight major technology companies—Google, Microsoft, Facebook, AOL, Apple, Twitter, Yahoo and LinkedIn … only participated Tuesday insofar as having a joint website flash the protest banner."" An analysis released by the New America Foundation in January 2014 reviewed 225 terrorism cases since the September 11 attacks found that the NSA's bulk collection of phone records ""has had no discernible impact on preventing acts of terrorism,"" and that U.S. government claims"
"some affiliates have chosen not to air the show in past years including Fisher Broadcasting affiliates in Idaho. In 2009, the American Decency Association organized email letters of protests to sponsors of the show including AT&T, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Netflix, Nikon, and Reebok. CBS has described the event as ""the Super Bowl of fashion"". Typically, one model is chosen among the Angels to wear a bejeweled bra dubbed the ""Fantasy Bra"". It was first advertised in the Victoria's Secret catalog, but since 2001 has been worn in the fashion shows. Prior to each fashion show, Victoria's Secret contracts a renowned"
"against mass surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) scheduled for February 11, 2014. The 'day of action' primarily took the form of webpage banner-advertisements urging viewers to contact their lawmakers over issues surrounding cyber surveillance and a free Internet. By February 10, more than 5,700 websites and organizations had signed up to show support by featuring ""The Day We a Fight Back"" banner for 24 hours. As February 11 drew to a close, ""The New York Times"" posted a blog titled ""The Day the Internet Didn't Fight Back,"" reporting that ""the protest on Tuesday barely registered. Wikipedia did not"
"is not a formal part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Some critics have described the event as being ""purely sexual"". The event does not directly raise money for cancer research or prevention, although individuals are in some cases encouraged to support such causes. Some participants connect not wearing a bra to feminist protests like those at the 1968 Miss America protest. There, protesters symbolically threw a number of feminine products including bras into a ""Freedom Trash Can"". They described the items as ""instruments of female torture"" and accouterments of what they perceived to be enforced femininity. The protest gained"
"Internet censorship in 2012. The event sought to contact members of Congress and the FCC. The protest noted that Ajit V. Pai formerly worked at Verizon, a company which opposes net neutrality. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings publicly stated that net neutrality was no longer a primary concern for Netflix and that it would not participate. Netflix later reversed their position and decided to support the campaign. Prior to the Day of Action there was speculation Tumblr would not participate after Verizon acquired their parent company, Yahoo!. Tumblr would in fact be a noted participant, with their logo featured prominently on"
"been taken down for unknown reasons, prompting others to post copycat and/or spinoff events on Facebook in response. On March 31, Ace Hardware Corporation denied any involvement in the event. Netizens were quick to express their “disappointment” over the advisory, saying that they cancelled prior commitments, such as wedding and even a childbirth, to attend the event. Leigh Reyes, president and chief content officer of MullenLowe Philippines, an advertising agency, criticized Ace Hardware's stern reaction to the tongue-in-cheek event, saying that disavowing any involvement and condemning those who organized the stunt is not an effective business strategy, but fame is."
"No Sweat Apparel No Sweat Apparel ('No Sweat) is an American company founded in 2000 with the goal of establishing union-made clothing as the gold standard for sweatshop-free apparel. The company experienced meteoric growth in 2004–05 following the launch of their No Sweat sneaker, a Converse look alike, shortly after Nike bought the iconic Chuck Taylor all-star. No Sweat put a spec sheet in the shoe box that detailed the wages and benefits received by their workers and challenged Nike to do the same. No Sweat's challenge to Nike was covered by AP, NPR, ""Boston Globe"" and many other media"
"availability of reconstructive breast surgery. BRA day is intended to raise awareness of breast cancer screening, alert women to breast cancer symptoms, and to encourage women to conduct regular self examinations. The event was adopted in the U.S. in 2012. , the BRA Day event devoted to educating women about reconstructive surgery, and hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society, continued to be held across Canada. BRA day is observed on different dates in different provinces of Canada during the month of October. The origin of No Bra Day can be traced back to the first BRA Day held in Toronto,"
"ad that was unsuitable to be seen by young children."" Coty, Inc., the world's largest fragrance company, replied to the ban, stating that they do not think there is anything too explicit about the TV spot. Coty continued that the commercial was ""intended to reflect the singer Beyoncé's personal 'sexy chic' style,"" and while Beyoncé's cleavage is exposed at certain parts of the commercial, Coty stated that it is not ""overtly graphic or explicitly sexual and at no point was Beyoncé naked."" Brad Wete of ""Entertainment Weekly"" defended Beyoncé, saying that ""[the advertisement] is sexy. It's suggestive and sultry. But"
"exposed. In 2013, the company released an ad in which the model lay on a bed with her feet up in the air without wearing pants. The company also released an ad in which a model posed in a series of photos focused on her crotch, in which her face was not seen. The UK Advertising Standards Authority criticized the ad for being ""voyeuristic"" and ""vulnerable"". For a time, Charney used a branding strategy that spotlighted his treatment of workers, promoting American Apparel's goods as ""sweatshop free"". In 2014, the company released a controversial ad with a topless model, and"
"was done without any announcement, publicity or change of logo or packaging, was noticed and condemned by ""Modern Drunkard Magazine"", and the magazine formed a petition drive for drinkers who disagreed with the change. The company countered that they believed consumers preferred lower-proof products, and said that the change had not hurt the sales of the brand. The petition effort garnered some publicity and collected more than 13,000 signatures, but the company held firm with its decision. A few years later, ""Advertising Age"" said in 2005 that ""virtually no one noticed"" the change, and confirmed that sales of the brand"
"offers corporate discounts to its members at various businesses through its corporate affiliate programs. For several years, and increasingly in the aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, ""affiliate companies"" have been targeted in social media as part of a boycott effort to terminate their business relationships with the NRA. As a result of this boycott movement, several major corporations such as Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Hertz, Symantec, and MetLife have disaffiliated from the NRA, while others, such as FedEx have refused to disaffiliate. In 2017, Zack Beauchamp of Vox and Mark Sumner of Daily Kos criticized a"
"he has since then, been a free agent and not signed by any NFL team. His involvement with the advertisement, especially after the context of the controversial act of kneeling during the National Anthem in 2016, gave rise to a whole entire internet debate and social movement against Nike. Many individuals took to Twitter and other social media sites to revolt, adopting the hashtag, #JustDon't or #BoycottNike. Many prior fans of Nike have also showed signs of protest by explicitly demanding that others boycott or even go as far to burn Nike shoes or destroy various other merchandise. Nevertheless, many"
"violated TSA guidelines, which state that agents do not need to touch or inspect a mastectomy prosthetic. In October, 2010, CNN employee Rosemary Fitzpatrick was subject to a personal search after her underwire bra set off a metal detector. The TSA security official applied an invasive ""hand-sliding inspection"" during which she ""ran her hands around her breasts, over her stomach, buttocks and her inner thighs, and even touched her most private areas."" Fitzpatrick said that she cried during the experience. ""I felt helpless, I felt violated, and I felt humiliated."" In response, Triumph International, a Swiss company, launched what it"
"enhanced by Wonderbra, brought traffic to a standstill in many parts of Joburg."" The paper argued globalisation of the media enforces ""globalised norms"" of gender and lowest single common denominator in ""global"" images of gender is ""sex sells"" which builds and reinforces stereotypes and bias—both male and female. Vanessa Raphaely, editor of the ""Cosmopolitan"", argued the NCD is not intended to objectify women, but to celebrate in a funny manner. National Cleavage Day National Cleavage Day (abbreviated NCD) is an annual celebration held in either March or April in South Africa, sponsored by the brassiere marketer Wonderbra. National Cleavage Day"
"she, with the help of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, filed a lawsuit against the company. Ultimately, courts ruled that company's actions did not constitute racial discrimination and dismissed Jones' case. In 2017, Destiny Tompkins, an 19-year-old employee of Banana Republic at its White Plains, New York location, was reportedly told by the store manager that she wouldn't be scheduled to work until she removed her waist-length box braids, saying that her braids didn't fit with the brand's image as they were ""urban"" and ""unkempt."" Banana Republic's representatives released a statement that they would not tolerate discrimination within"
"acts that signed deals with the label, and Sydney, Australia band Buzz Kull were chosen in the May–June 2013 period. In 2011, the company published a racy poster advertisement depicting a scantily clad woman with another person's hands unzipping her pants. The Australian Advertising Standards Bureau logged 37 complaints about the advertisement. The company later censored the posters after consumer complaints, covering parts of the posters. Also during this time, the company was criticised for forcing its store employees to wear badges stating ""I love sex"" and for using naked mannequins in its stores. After consumer complaints, the company covered"