Hey! You Can't Wear That!

Abercombie and Fitch, a teen clothing retailer, has undergone controversy in the past.  Recently, an interview from 2006 with the company’s executive, Michael Jeffries, re-surfaced.  Please read the following article to find out what the interview was about:

Read this Article!

This issue was also featured on the Ellen Degeneres show.  Watch the following video to see how Ellen feels about this retailer:

Watch Ellen's Video Here!

Many individuals have been speaking out against Jeffries.  People are even being encouraged to sign a petition against the company’s policy.

Check out the following video to learn about what one individual is doing:

Trying to make a change!

Based on the article and the video above, comment on the questions below in a blog post of 300 words.

1.     How do you feel about Michael Jeffries’ view on who should wear Abercrombie and Fitch’s  clothing?

2.     Is it fair/equitable to target a particular group of teens?  Why or why not?

3.     How does this contribute to our already biased perception of what beauty is?

On a Tweet and a Prayer...

Over the past few years, there has been much discussion about how to get our youth more involved in the life of our Church.  Our last Pope, Pope Benedict XVI began his own twitter account to reach out to the younger members of the Catholic faith.  Take a look at the following video clip to learn more about this:

The above video discusses that Pope Benedict was even encouraging people to send him questions about our faith.  In the few months that Pope Benedict XVI was a member of twitter, he made 39 tweets and gained 1.6 million followers.  Our new leader, Pope Francis, also started has a twitter account and has been tweeting regularly.  Read the following short article that talks about Pope Francis’ popularity on twitter:

http://vator.tv/news/2013-03-13-papal-twitter-account-revived-to-announce-new-pope

How do you feel about these attempts to reach out our youth?

In a blog of 300 words, please respond to the following questions:

1. Do you think that having twitter accounts will help attract youth to take a greater role in the life of the Church?
2. What are the benefits of having our Church leader tweet?  Are there any disadvantages?
3. Does your parish take part in the social media world?  If so, please explain.
4. Are there any other ways that the Church can encourage our youth to get more involved?  Do you have any personal experiences related to this?