Were you aware of Johnnie Boden’s affiliation with the hunt? Would it stop you from buying clothes from Boden?

[NormasArse]

I was sent this email this morning. I’ve just ordered from Boden, but I’ll be sending the dress back. Annoying, as it was a bargain in the sale, and is just what I wanted for my son’s wedding. I just couldn’t wear it though- now I know.

Would something like this stop you from buying from them?

open.substack.com/pub/protectthewild/p/fashion-brand-founder-johnnie-boden?r=f8yu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

I think his comments about women in this article are as vile as the whole hunting thing: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2003/may/14/fashion.shopping

Hardly an unbiased article is it?

Doesn’t bother me. I have far more of a problem with companies like Amazon and EBay who squirm out of paying the correct amount of tax, so I boycott those.

It wouldn’t bother me at all.

I am an infrequent shopper but yes it has put me off them. I know that it’s just one small example of a wealthy businessman doing something that goes against my own moral code (Michelle Mone, Philip Green etc) but animal cruelty really does turn my stomach.

It most certainly would. I think the hunt is vile.

No. It wouldn’t stop me buying from Boden.

No one actually needs meat to fuel their body! You eat meat because you enjoy it. At least admit that?
Do you honestly think the animal killed gives a shit about the purpose of its death? Food, sport , it’s all the same. And yes I’m a meat eater.
You are kidding yourself if you think meat eating is somehow worthier than blood sport.

No…never buy Boden, but it wouldn’t stop me from doing so if I saw something I liked.

Well that’s the £60 million question. He’s not going to admit to not sticking to the law. Same as my local hunt always insisted they stick to the law. But they got prosecuted for breaking the law due to irrefutable proof on camera. They break the law every week, getting evidence is hard.

I reckon most of us who would boycott a brand for supporting blood sports probably are also mindful of fast fashion, sweatshops and human rights abuses. People can have more than one moral principle. Did you think you’d scored some sort of gotcha? You haven’t 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh, childish response alert. Well done you
Experiental learning from here shows that few have any moral principles when it comes to their convenievce/honesty/entitlement

I'm a vegetarian so I don't eat meat.

Fair enough. I have every respect for your views. My point was to those who happily eat meat but simultaneously view hunting as abhorrent. I think that’s hypocritical.

I wasn't aware. Now that I am I won't buy (and I do normally get a few sale things)

To an extent, we do. Won’t buy a Dyson, go to a Wetherspoons, etc.

Thanks for highlighting this. I'll never buy from them again.

The article says that two of the people from the hunt that he supports (he is a lifelong member) have been convicted of illegal hunting.

Voting with our feet/pocket absolutely makes a difference. The majority of people in the UK support the ban, and if they all stop buying from Boden then it will hurt.

Bad things continue when good people say nothing.

People are allowed to have priorities and preferences. And individually perhaps there's only so much one can do.

I'd far rather consumers took a stand about something rather than absolutely nothing.