A SHEIN superfan has argued a little child exploitation in the developing world is worth it for easy access to cheap, poorly made clothes that she will wear once.
19-year-old Lucy Parry regularly buys outfits from the Chinese fast fashion retailer and, after thinking about it for all of a breath, believes that we must all make moral compromises for the sake of affordability.
She explained: “That TikTok which said, ‘there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism’, I really vibe with that, you know?”
“Even big, expensive fashion brands don’t pay their workers enough, which clears me to buy clothes from a company that uses child slave labour. They’re all as bad as each other.
“Plus, as a student, I don’t have much money. I couldn’t afford new clothes to go out every Saturday if I didn’t shop at Shein. The impact on my mental health if I was known to be an outfit repeater would be devastating.
“I wish I could shop at charity shops, but they’re so crowded and disordered they bring on my panic attacks. And it’s probably just Shein stuff anyway without the kids even getting paid for it.
“Is child labour so bad? I was recently a child myself, and it’s hard getting a job. Have we considered these kids are just getting on their grindset and building experience for their LinkedIn?”
