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eco-sustainable/fair trade clothing
Ozymandias:
Oh, I like those. Those are shoes that are right up my alley. I will have to bear those in mind for after summer.
I can do conservation, me!
Jimmy the Squid:
The problem I have with the fair trade/ethically produced clothes that are readily available is that very often they are more expensive than I can realistically afford and I also don't really like the style of most of it. Granted, a lot of the clothes I buy, or at least have bought recently, are handmade, not mass-produced stuff so I guess that is good? On the other hand I also wear a lot of leather and am in the process of finding a pair of leather pants. Does this make me a bad person? Yeah probably but at least I look smashing.
Barmymoo:
I went onto the Simple Shoes website and immediately fell in love with it because of how it said "We get asked all the time if marijuana is the same thing as hemp. I mean, really, if the hemp we use in our shoes got you high, don't you think we'd have enough money to hire some models for our ads?"
The shoes are not bad, the bags are horrible, but I'll be exploring every inch of the site for some more of its fabulous eco-wit.
ThePQ4:
Wal-Mart, and many other retailers have started sending "green" clothes. They've got a line of t-shirts that are made out of recycled pop-bottles for teens, and they've had a line of "Earth" shoes for many years. I bought 2 organic cotton t-shirts yesterday, and the one I am wearing now is quite comfy...
I don't really care where my clothes comes from though. I'm just happy to find nice clothes that fits, personally...
fatty:
Hey Maiada
I understand and appreciate that you did not intend for this to be a full on discussion about ethics and environment. However, like I said, I was trying to point out that oversimplification of those issues is too easy to accept.
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 01 May 2008, 07:54 ---Poverty is only a serious problem when the necessities of life aren't available cheaply and conveniently.
--- End quote ---
Just a note, I think you getting mixed up here. The term 'poverty' usually refers to either relative or absolute poverty. Relatively poverty is what we're usually talking about - one's means in relation to the costs of living in one's area. Absolute poverty means that one is severely deprived of the basic needs for living including food, shelter, health, sanitation etc. Relative poverty, which is what we are usually talking about, means one is living below the relative poverty threshold, usually less than 50% of the median income.
So poverty reflects the purchasing power of individuals in a certain economy, not whether the economy is doing well or its goods are 'cheap' compared to other countries.
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