Gordofobia en la industria de la moda hacia la mujer: estudio en Mango, H&M y Zara
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2023
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06/06/2023
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Esta investigación parte de la problemática de gordofobia que enfrentan las mujeres en el ejercicio de su derecho a vestirse, pues históricamente han sido víctimas de la exclusión social y la industria de la moda es solo una de las que entra en esta dinámica. Entonces, el presente texto tiene por objetivo verificar si existe inclusión o exclusión por parte de las marcas Mango, H&M y Zara hacia las mujeres gordas, permitiendo analizar si existe entonces un lavado de marca en el que pretenden mostrarse inclusivas o diversas, pero en la realidad no son abiertas a recibir a las mujeres gordas como consumidoras.
Para lograrlo, se establece una metodología que comprende el desarrollo de un estado de la cuestión apoyado por la revisión de fuentes secundarias y la realización de una entrevista a una activista gorde e influencer, que servirá como el planteamiento base para un estudio etnográfico que pretende corroborar si existe exclusión por parte de esas tres marcas en las tiendas de Madrid, y que finalmente, se complementará con un análisis de contenido de los sitios web de las tiendas, con el fin de corroborar si los aspectos de inclusión o exclusión como son la visibilidad, la oferta y el precio se ven reflejados en la apertura que quieren mostrar las marcas hacia las mujeres gordas.
La investigación entonces logra identificar que el único de los aspectos de inclusión superado por las marcas es el del precio, pues su oferta en tallaje regular y en tallaje grande cuesta lo mismo, no obstante, en términos de visibilidad y oferta Mango y H&M reflejan un lavado de marca pues no cumplen con lo que esperan sus consumidoras, mientras que Zara no manifiesta ningún interés por incursionar en este mercado. Entonces, se puede decir que existe gordofobia en la industria de la moda hacia las mujeres gordas por parte de las marcas estudiadas, donde dos de estas verifican hipótesis encontradas en el estado de la cuestión que mencionan que lo único que buscan es el dinero de las consumidoras, pero no las quieren ver en tienda y ni siquiera las visibilizan en el sitio web, que es el sitio de compra destinado para ellas.
This research is based on the problem of fatphobia faced by women in the exercise of their right to dress, because historically they have been victims of social exclusion and the fashion industry is only one of those that enter this dynamic. So, the present text aims to verify whether there is inclusion or exclusion on the part of the brands Mango, H&M and Zara towards fat women, allowing to analyze if there is then a brand washing in which they pretend to show themselves inclusive or diverse, but they are not open to receive fat women as consumers. To achieve this, the methodology includes the development of a social diagnosis supported by the review of secondary sources and the conduct of an interview with a fat activist and influencer, which will serve as the basis for an ethnographic study that aims to corroborate whether there is exclusion by these three brands in stores in Madrid. Finally, it will be complemented with a content analysis of the websites of the stores, to corroborate whether the aspects of inclusion or exclusion such as visibility, supply and price are reflected in the openness that brands want to show towards fat women. The research then manages to identify that the only aspect of inclusion overcome by the brands is the price, since their offer in regular and plus sizes costs the same. However, in terms of visibility and offer Mango and H&M reflect brand washing because they do not meet what their consumers expect, while Zara does not show any interest in entering this market. So, it can be said that there is fatphobia in the fashion industry towards fat women by the brands studied, where two of these verify hypotheses found in the state of the question that mention that the only thing they seek is the money of consumers, but they do not wantto see them in store and do not even make them visible on the website, which is the shopping site intended for them.
This research is based on the problem of fatphobia faced by women in the exercise of their right to dress, because historically they have been victims of social exclusion and the fashion industry is only one of those that enter this dynamic. So, the present text aims to verify whether there is inclusion or exclusion on the part of the brands Mango, H&M and Zara towards fat women, allowing to analyze if there is then a brand washing in which they pretend to show themselves inclusive or diverse, but they are not open to receive fat women as consumers. To achieve this, the methodology includes the development of a social diagnosis supported by the review of secondary sources and the conduct of an interview with a fat activist and influencer, which will serve as the basis for an ethnographic study that aims to corroborate whether there is exclusion by these three brands in stores in Madrid. Finally, it will be complemented with a content analysis of the websites of the stores, to corroborate whether the aspects of inclusion or exclusion such as visibility, supply and price are reflected in the openness that brands want to show towards fat women. The research then manages to identify that the only aspect of inclusion overcome by the brands is the price, since their offer in regular and plus sizes costs the same. However, in terms of visibility and offer Mango and H&M reflect brand washing because they do not meet what their consumers expect, while Zara does not show any interest in entering this market. So, it can be said that there is fatphobia in the fashion industry towards fat women by the brands studied, where two of these verify hypotheses found in the state of the question that mention that the only thing they seek is the money of consumers, but they do not wantto see them in store and do not even make them visible on the website, which is the shopping site intended for them.