Morning wake-up call.

So, I currently work “in fashion” and am exposed to the world more&more everyday through my job, and consuming information to stay sharp on the job. Some of this consuming happens on Refinery29.

I’ve been surprised by the Jezebel-esque/tumblr conscious posts on Refinery29 lately, even told friends about how impressed I was. But then this happened.

A couple days ago at work I had to confront a minor (albeit serious for me personally) situation in which my boss and co-workers wanted to title our weekly newsletters using “Indian Summer.” I consulted Tonia, and decided to rename it and if questioned, pull out the “UO HAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM LET’S BE EXAMPLES IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY/ NOT COLONIALIST.” After some office exchanges, and the other Berkeley grad on my side, they were all receptive to the change!

You can read my response below the article, and I hope for some more engagement on the topic.