As of 9am EST, CEO Mike Jeffreys has not apologized for his godawful apology.
But I enjoyed both the responses below and wished to share.
From the fierce and delightful web site The Militant Baker:
Hi, Mike Jeffries! FEAST YER EYES on models John C. Shay and Jes, the latter an adorable tattooed Tucsonian who blogs about cookery, body image, feminism and kitties (i.e., many of my favorite subjects) and is perhaps best known — that is, until these images go viral! — for a truly lovely post encouraging fat girls not to hate themselves despite society telling them to.
UPDATE 10/23/24: Snarly noticed that this page is broken. Explanation for the image of beloved Parks & Rec actor Jim O’Heir at the bottom of the page: In a late-night-talk-show-appearance video that has since been disappeared from the Internet, O’Heir visits an Abercrombie, discovers that nothing fits him, and cheerfully sews three of their shirts together into a truly drip fit, as the kids presumably no longer say.
MORE IMPORTANT UPDATE, 10/23/24: Mike Jeffreys was arrested and charged with sex trafficking.
Mike Jeffries, hater of the fat and unpopular
“Rather than letting your shame crush you, I’d suggest you work to set things right.” —The Thing
GAH! How did I miss Militant Baker? Where was this chick when I was twenty-six?
Oh, yeah. Probably, like, not born. Whatever. I love her.
Ha! Take that, Abercrummy!