“Really regressive and sexist”: Female rugby lingerie ad condemned
Lingerie company Bluebella has attracted criticism over a new ad campaign featuring British female rugby players on the field in lingerie.
The company claims the #StrongIsBeautiful ad campaign challenges stereotypes that “strong female form is not ‘feminine’”.
Read moreMega pimp RCI Hospitality Holdings faces venue shutdowns for prostitution crimes
Strip club owner linked to years of criminal activity, politicians
RCI Hospitality Holdings (RCIHH or Rick's) is a publicly listed strip club company (NASDAQ trade code: RICK) which trades explicitly on women’s bodies for men’s sexual entertainment. According to its website it owns 58 strip clubs (and 13 'Bombshells' restaurants) across 13 American states.
We were surprised to discover a Lutheran investment firm - Thrivent - was a long time shareholder in Rick's. We led a successful campaign calling on them to divest on account that strip club shares violated their responsible investment claims and commitments.
Read moreWIN! Thrivent divests from strip club shares
US-based investment firm Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has quietly sold off over one million dollars in shares in strip club company RCI Hospitality Holdings (RCIHH) after Collective Shout called on them to divest.
We were surprised when we discovered Thrivent - a company with particular appeal to faith-based and ethically motivated investors - was propping up and profiting from the sale of women’s bodies as men’s sexual entertainment.
Over the weekend it was reported that Thrivent divested in all remaining shares for RCIHH. This is a massive victory for our movement!
