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Parody More than 170 collegiate men’s wrestling programs, 80 men’stennis programs, 70 men’s gymnastics teams, and 45 men’strack teams have been eliminated because of the Title IX law. —GAO Report,...
...Pottery Barnfeatures a complete selection of Astroturf-covered living room furniture, and Crate and Barrel has goneback to selling crates and barrels...
...Tonight, this Body Shopoutlet is closing for good, one of 2,300 Body Shop stores that haveclosed since last year’s changes in Title IX...
...Other stores have desperately tried to increase their male patron-age...
...Illuminations, the scented candle store, has introduced pepperoni,armpit, and beef jerky scented lines.Sephora has created the Randy Johnson musk oil for men...
...Supreme Court ruled that shopping is a sport,and to comply with the Title IX pro-gram all shopping malls must guar-antee equal male and female shop-ping participation rates...
...But tonight is different...
...Since theruling, 4,175 Limiteds have closed,along with 3,321 Coach stores, 998 Casual Corners, and even 1,456 Talbots, the clothing store that spe-cializes in apparel for Protestant women...
...Benetton has completely changed its brand personality, so that now it runs advertisements supporting the oppression of the weak and down-trodden...
...And Victoria’s Secret hasincreased its selection of size 56 see-through Barbie Doll teddiesafter the court ruled that transves-tites count as men in Title IX tabulations...
...The lingerie chain, whichwas recently acquired by ESPN, willsoon be changing its name to DanPatrick’s Secret...
...GAO Report, cited in New York Times, May 9 More Women’s Stores Close As Malls Level the Playing Field By BILL PENNINGTON Stephanie Wong is closing up The Body Shop store at the King of Prussia mall in Pennsylvania...
...She’sputting away the Seaweed Purifying Toner, the Sisal Body Scrubber, theHemp Shampoo, and the Olive Oil Eyelid Moisturizer...
...Last spring, the U.S...
...Still, male rights groups are unsatisfied with the progress that hasbeen Continued on Page A8...
...Perhaps no store has had to alter its approach as much as Benetton,the casual clothing store...
...LaneBryant has had limited success so far with chartreuse pickup trucklines...
...Some product lines have man-aged to thrive in the new environ-ment, notably the Hooters line of home furnishings, featuring breast-shaped throw pillows...
Vol. 7 • May 2002 • No. 35
