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This could be the worst apology we’ve heard since Gap's racist tee fiasco!

Spanish clothier Mango recently came under fire for a necklace and bracelet set that was named “estilo esclavo,” which means “slave style” in English.

Two French actresses, Aissa Maiga and Sonia Rolland, brought attention to the issue by starting a “Slavery is not Fashion” petition, which garnered 1,604 signatures AND an apology from the company that stated:

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Earlier this month, a petition was created by blogger and dancer Ragen Chastain, which stated that Barneys' skinny Minnie Mouse is sending wrong messages to young girls.

And while the department store acknowledged the fact that people were indeed disgusted by Minnie's Electric Holiday campaign makeover, they don't mean any harm by it.

In a joint statement, Barneys and Disney said

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LEAVE BRITNEY MINNIE ALONE!

That's what blogger and dancer Ragen Chastain demands in a petition intended for Barneys' display communications manager, Rick Barroso.

The catalyst was the swanky department store's model makeover they gave to Minnie Mouse for their Disney-themed Electric Holiday windows.

Rather than featuring the polka dot dress-wearing rodent we all know and love, Minnie was transformed into

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One person can make a difference!

In April, an AH-MAY-ZING 14-year-old named Julia Bluhm began a campaign to get Seventeen magazine to post an unaltered photo in their magazine each month, compared to the photoshopped one.

The Maine teen started a petition on Change.org, which got 84,000 signatures, and she even protested in front of Seventeen Magazine’s headquarters to persuade the mag to do things differently.

After a few months, the public has rallied behind this initiative and Seventeen has responded! The editor-in-chief, Ann Shoket, is going to print an eight-point Body Peace Treaty in her new editor’s letter, part of which will say:

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