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The fashion system is built on racial capitalism and manufactured poverty, writes Venetia La Manna. By devaluing the labor and craft of garment workers, Black Friday only serves to further reinforce these injustices.
If there was a tipping point in the fast fashion frenzy, it would have to be Black Friday. What began as a one-day sale event in the U.S. to mark the end of Thanksgiving has over the last decade spread its feverish tentacles to the rest of the Global North. Today, Black Friday sales typically start at the beginning of November and run for…
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