Mulder's recent history, which includes a suicide try and several outrageous (and public) claims of rape, kidnapping, prostitution and drug abuse within the industry, doesn't detract from other, more credible sources detailing abusive conduct behind the external glamour and gloss of the business.
"Our persistent willingness to be taken aback by the notion that wealthy, powerful, older men, when left in charge of a younger, poorer, female workforce, might generally act as something less than gentlemen, is testament to the power the multibillion-dollar fashion industry wields as an expert creator of narratives," Tatiana writes.
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