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remember Louis when we did the story about Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike
Jeffries
saying that the reason they don't have larger sizes in their stores on the
women's side although they do on the men's side
is basically because he doesn't like that girls yes I i remember that there
was a
quite quite a controversy it was that video clip on YouTube to date is one of
the most viewed
video clips that we've done we now have news
from the Lululemon CEO Lululemon if you haven't heard that make the yoga pants
okay and the founder Lululemon
says that but that women
have ruined their yoga pants because their thighs
touch therefore rubbing together
material on material making the material
bail his name is chip Wilson the Guardian reported on this
Lululemon cells pants and tops in sizes
to 212 US sizes this basically means
I small to medium okay
and this is exactly how Lululemon wants it they
they they interviewed Bloomberg TV interview chip Wilson
and he said quite frankly some women's bodies just don't work for Lululemon
yoga pants it's about the rubbing through the thighs
and how much pressure is there at the interviewer was trish regan
and she said are you saying that not every woman
can wear Lululemon yoga pants and
Wilson started back-pedaling thing no no I think they can
I think it's just how they use the meaning if their body makes it
so that their usage involve guys touching
that's not the right way to use Lululemon yoga pants
which of course Louis is totally different from having
a then thoughts right I guess but
up apparently I in doing a little better research progress
it also seems that if if you are I
stretching the pans out too much they become got seater
right yet the witches I don't think that unique to these yoga pants I have to be
completely honest with the lowest
I it either the pants are
only made for women whose guys don't touch which is
incredibly thin women up some some certainly with eating disorders
or the company is using poor material in either case
I don't think you should be buying Lululemon yoga pants accepts checks
especially when they cost between 80 and 120 dollars
little ridiculous price rise for something that I can tell the difference
between an spandex but
yeah I mean if it you're making pants better designed for
for physical activity right and if the material is not supposed to rub together
I mean how how quality can these really be
let's be honest if just rubbing against the actual same pant material
makes the pants no longer stay together what about just rubbing up against
a yoga mat that seems like it would do the same amount of damage so
either the guy is lying or he makes a really bad yoga pants and he did an
apology
the apology is is exactly what you would expect he look maybe a little
glassy-eyed
let's listen to his apology hello I'm chip Wilson
I'm stronger lululemon athletica by to talk today about the last few days to me
that skirt around the Bloomberg interview
I'm said a really sad
from search for the repercussions of my actions I'm sad for the people who come
in her care so much about
federally had to face the printer up my actions
take responsibility for all that has occurred
and the impact it has had on you I'm sorry to put you all through this
he seems to be apologizing for everything except that his views
are offensive it's not clear if this apology was met more for employees have
Lululemon
or for the just average potential or actual customers that he might have
offended
but he he says that I'm he sad
he sad for the repercussions up his actions
he sad for the people at Lululemon that he cares about
he doesn't seem to be sad that his view
is incredibly offensive it's one of these I'm sorry people were offended
apologies
I wonder appeaser also apologizing to those Chinese sweatshops you
we don't I don't know anything about that I and II have no idea where the
Lululemon pants are made
I don't wanna I wanna speak out of turn those unless you know something I don't
no actually I did not look into that i just it's just an educated guess who
knows though maybe they are made
I maybe they're made right here do you where Lululemon pants let us know
I would be I would be interested to know whether this changes
your position on buying 8220 dollar
yoga pants next we will talk to you Lawrence Krauss
about his upcoming movie where he and Richard Dawkins travel around the world
speaking
always excited Louis to talk to Lawrence Krauss always an interesting guy to talk
to you
later your voicemails and a lot more glad you're with us
on this post a Veterans Day Tuesday show