Law, Business, and Society 9th Edition by Tony McAdams

Exercise 46

Katie Hollenbeck, a junior graphic arts major, was thinking of applying for a job at Abercrombie Fitch, but she decided that she didn't feel "appropriate" for the job after she observed all of the store's "tall, skinny white girls." Hollenbeck says that, in the long run, hiring only attractive employees will "hurt Abercrombie." 3
a. Would the market punish Abercrombie, even if the law had not intervened Explain.
b. Should the market punish Abercrombie Explain. Put another way, should you decline to shop at Abercrombie stores Explain.