The daughter of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarze- negger talks all about her strug- gles with weight in Rock What You’ve Got (Hyperion, $22.99), which she’ll discuss at 4 p.m. Jenny Kane covers arts and culture in Northern Nevada, as well as the dynamic relationship between the state and the growing Burning Man community. She also covers the state's burgeoning cannabis industry (Check out her podcast, the Potcast, on iTunes.) Support her work in Reno by subscribing to RGJ.com right here.You won’t catch Katherine Schwarzenegger on the latest fad diet. Schneider is going to focus her efforts on self-improvement and the store in New Orleans for the time being. It doesn’t matter that their actions were fundamentally against what we would have done. "We need to be standing by the black community and by black women. "There was such an uproar because one, we’re a clothing business, it’s owned by a woman, and women can’t not stand by each other right now, and, secondly, that was the first comment that the store made related to the Black Lives Matter movement," said Sinatra. The store staff, known for helping people shop one-on-one, will be checking on customers more sparingly since some people on social media said it felt like Junkee staff assisted customers constantly because they were suspicious of shoplifting.Staff are removing items, particularly antiques, that are culturally insensitive.The store will be featuring more sizes of clothing.Sinatra said there will be a number of changes to the store's operations as a result of the recent cultural sensitivity training. The store - decked in costumes and vintage wear - has become a popular supply of flair for Burning Man and bar crawl attendees alike in Northern Nevada.ĬOVID: Junkee close to opening a third store in Las Vegas when everything stopped The flagship store opened in Midtown Reno in 2008. Plans to open a store in Las Vegas were put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic. Schneider recently expanded Junkee to New Orleans. "We all work so hard to make people come in here and feel good, men and women. Everyone that comes in here, we want them to feel beautiful. It was our name on it too," said Sinatra. Everybody slips up with thoughts, but the fact that it was typed, that it got this far. "To say we (the staff) were disgusted is harsh, but we were because it really took us by surprise. It was a terrible mistake," Schneider said. "I really humbled myself, and I realize I have a problem with my fat-shaming, I do it to myself even, and my staff called me out on it. ![]() ![]() She is hoping this time the community will forgive her and support her staff, who had nothing to do with the initial post. When Schneider removed the post and first posted a video apology, it only seemed to make matters worse, she said. Her staff expressed disappointment as well. Schneider received backlash on social media after posting on Instagram a snapshot Sunday of the women with the caption, "How embarrassing for them! #nextsizeupontheoveralls #slippersreally #yououtgrewthoseinthethirdgrade."Ī separate video on Twitter showed the women entering Reno City Hall after vandals broke through the glass windows.Ĭommenters on social media said that Schneider was body shaming the women and she should be embarrassed by her post. "I'm listening to what you all have said and I will do better." I'm also sorry for diminishing the message of the protests," Schneider said in a Facebook post. ![]() To my community, I am sorry for saying things that hurt people. To the women in the photo I am so sorry for tearing you down. Junkee Clothing Exchange and Antiques owner Jessica Schneider issued an apology late Wednesday for her comments on social media about several women of color who participated in a riot in downtown Reno on Saturday. Watch Video: Watch: Jessica Schneider talks about starting Junkee
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