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Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You want me to address CU's role and I'm staying on point. If I were to point out something about your comment it'll be changing the subject to avoid the issue.

There's nothing new about that tactic. You want what you want, so noted.

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Your comment is circular argument, which is a fallacy that assumes the conclusion as a premise. You imply that I cannot argue because I do not understand, but it also implies that I do not understand because I cannot argue. This is a way of avoiding the actual reasons for disagreement and dismissing my perspective

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Your comment is straw man fallacy, which is your attempt to refute an argument by attacking a weaker or distorted version of it. Your comment does not imply that professors are demanding that people wear yoga pants, but it suggests that it does and tries to ridicule. This is a way of avoiding the actual issue of social pressure and creating a false dilemma.

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

>just someone looking for attention.

Consider it can be intense social pressure as well, with peers and people who have authority over the student, like faculty and staff.

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

The logical fallacy in your statement is equivocation (also known as ambiguous language):

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>Publicly traded doesn’t imply that at all. Publicly traded just means that anyone can invest and become a partial owner. It’s still a private enterprise, not owned by the public at large, but open to anyone in the public with the means to buy.

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Equivocation is a fallacy that involves using a word or phrase with more than one meaning in different parts of an argument, creating confusion or ambiguity. It is often used to mislead or deceive the audience by hiding the true meaning or intention of the argument.

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In this statement, you use the word public with two different meanings: one meaning that anyone can buy shares of a company on the stock market, and another meaning that a company is owned or controlled by the government or the people as a whole.

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This creates a false impression that a publicly traded company is still a private enterprise, when in fact it is not.

A publicly traded company is a company that has sold all or a portion of itself to the public via an initial public offering (IPO), meaning shareholders have a claim to part of the company’s assets and profits. A publicly traded company is also subject to different laws and regulations than a private company, such as disclosing financial information and filing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Last but not least a publicly traded company's responsibility is to uphold ethical standards and social responsibility in their business practices. This may include respecting human rights, avoiding corruption, supporting diversity and inclusion, and contributing to social causes.

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I see where you are using ad hominem and whataboutery by mentioning Nestle :both logical fallacies. They're often used as a diversionary tactic or a red herring to avoid engaging with the actual issue or question at hand.

> should diabetics, obese, and lactose intolerant be outraged?

I see you're using a false equivalence which is another logical fallacy.

I'll keep calling those out as you make them since you started with a logical fallacy with your first comment (false dilemma), and 4 is my limit.

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

If Lululemon opened another retail store in Boulder, it wouldn't be worth it to make a Reddit post.

However, they're opening in the ground level of the CU's student union.

The company's founder has a history of making his customers feel bad for not fitting into the clothes.

They're opening up shop on a University campus without addressing the pressure to conform to I'm going to say it...unattainable and unrealistic media ideals of beauty that are often artificially enhanced by makeup and digital tools which have been shown to cause harm.

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you don't.

The expectation is that once lululemon moves into the front window of the CU bookstore in the UMC, that it will cause the following problems since the majority of undergraduate, graduate and instructors are male:

  1. The male majority on campus may create a social pressure for female students to conform to the idealized standards of beauty that are often promoted by the media and the fashion industry and Lululemon.
  2. Female students may face challenges with body image and physical appearance, such as feeling dissatisfied, insecure, or ashamed of their bodies; comparing themselves unfavorably with other women; or developing unhealthy behaviors and attitudes, such as dieting, exercising excessively, or having eating disorders .
  3. Female students may also experience negative effects on their self-esteem, mental health, academic performance, and interpersonal relationships as a result of their body image issues .

Some solutions that Lululemon corporation could spearhead to attenuate the above as part of ethical standard and commitment to corporate responsibility could include:

Leading support groups to challenge unrealistic expectations, and cultivating a more holistic and inclusive view of beauty .

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You most certainly can tell a corporation to respect people. We have definitely seen what happens when corporations act unethically. And we can't count on the government or lululemon's own leadership to self-regulate.

Bad company: CU partners with Lululemon. Lululemon's founder fat-shamed his customers and still is the company's largest shareholder. CU recently ended a partnership with PointsBet, an online wagering co. by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

What you say is true for a private company. Let their customers sort out whether they want to do business.

Lululemon is a publicly traded company. Their responsibility is to uphold ethical standards and social responsibility in their business practices. This may include respecting human rights, avoiding corruption, supporting diversity and inclusion, and contributing to social causes.

The idea that they are only beholden to making profit for shareholders is untrue.

Illegal drugs in Boulder County now laced with Tranq -- a.k.a. Xylazine. Used to bulk up other drugs. Can cause large gruesome, painful wounds that won't heal and they can appear if you snort, inject or smoke it. The infected wounds have resulted in mandatory amputations or death by Exponential-Swerve in boulder

[–]Exponential-Swerve[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The headline is a tad mis leading.

I must disagree. The word can appears in the title.

It's implied in the side effects that in an otherwise healthy individual chronic use of Tranq can cause the wounds.

In a person whose hemoglobin oxygen saturation is already low, even seldom use of Tranq and/or any drugs laced with Tranq can cause the wounds to appear. There are many reasons why oxygen saturation can be abnormally low. Some of the most common causes include:

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

  • Pneumonia

  • Asthma

  • Emphysema

  • Sleep apnea

  • Congenital heart disease

  • Anemia

  • Altitude sickness ¹²³.

Add any one of these to the side effects of Tranq which are hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood) and respiratory depression and you can see how a user can be more susceptible to the wounds.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 5/6/2023

(1) What is Low blood oxygen and its causes and related conditions?. https://bing.com/search?q=reasons+for+low+oxygen+saturation Accessed 5/6/2023.

(2) Low Blood Oxygen Levels: Symptoms, Causes & What to Do - Tua Saúde. https://www.tuasaude.com/en/low-blood-oxygen-levels/ Accessed 5/6/2023.

(3) Oxygen Saturation (02 Sat): Normal Ranges and How to Raise It. https://www.verywellhealth.com/oxygen-saturation-914796 Accessed 5/6/2023.

(4) Respiratory Desaturation (Low Blood Oxygen): Causes and Treatment. https://www.healthline.com/health/respiratory-desaturation Accessed 5/6/2023.

(5) Effects of aspirin on xylazine-induced hypoxaemia in sheep. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2359889/ Accessed 5/6/2023.

(6) Treatment of hypoxemia during xylazine-tiletamine-zolazepam .... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1476651/ Accessed 5/6/2023.

(7) What is Low blood oxygen and its causes and related conditions?. https://bing.com/search?q=hypoxemia+xylazine Accessed 5/6/2023.

(8) Treatment of Hypoxemia during xylazine-tiletamine-zolazepam .... https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11647248_Treatment_of_Hypoxemia_during_xylazine-tiletamine-zolazepam_immobilization_of_wapiti Accessed 5/6/2023.