Episode 159: Examining The Ethics of Secondhand Resale (part 1) with Alex of St. Evens

<p>This week’s episode is part one of a THREE episode series examining the ethics of secondhand resale with Alex of<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wear_st.evens/"> St. Evens.</a><br>In the first installment, we will tackle two arguments often tossed around in discussions about secondhand on social media:</p><ul> <li>Thrift stores are designed to be a resource for low income people.</li> <li>Resellers are making tons of money from taking things that should be for low income people.</li> </ul><p>The intro segment for this episode will focus on the reality that many people have shifted their behavior from overconsuming fast fashion to overconsuming secondhand clothing.  And we will talk about how we can change that!</p><p>Thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode:  Stacie, Mags, Clare, Sarah, Katherine, and Amanda. <br><strong><br>Some additional reading:</strong></p><p><a href="https://bust.com/style/199192-tiktok-thrift-reseller-ethical-debate.html">"Is Reselling Thrifted Clothing Sustainable or Selfish? TikTok User Sparks Ethical Debate,"</a> Emmaly Anderson, Bust.<br><a href="https://jezebel.com/the-complicated-reality-of-thrift-store-gentrification-1846113458">"The Complicated Reality of Thrift Store 'Gentrification'," </a>Hazel Cills, Jezebel.<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/21/archives/rags-to-riches-retailers-try-their-hand-at-secondhand.html">"Rags to Riches,"</a> Anne Colamosca, The New York Times.</p><p><strong>Listen again or for the first time:<br></strong><a href="https://www.clotheshorsepodcast.com/episodes/the-or-foundation-part-one">Episode 97: Nothing is Disposable (with Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation), part I</a><br><a href="https://www.clotheshorsepodcast.com/episodes/nothing-is-disposable-with-liz-ricketts-of-the-or-foundation-part-two">Episode 98: Nothing is Disposable (with Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation), part II</a><br><a href="https://www.clotheshorsepodcast.com/episodes/nothing-is-disposable-part-iii-with-the-or-foundation">Episode 99: Nothing is D