Many people slammed Figs on social media Tuesday, accusing the company of exhibiting gender bias in the ad. Brenna Hohl, a first-year medical student in Lillington, North Carolina, said "the disrespect for female physicians and DOs exhibited in the ad is unforgivable." She said she was offended by it.
What does FIGS stand for?
Acronym Definition
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FIGS Fraud Information Gathering System
FIGS Figures
FIGS French, Italian, German, Spanish (translation and localization)
FIGS Federazione Italiana Giuoco Squash (Italian: Italian Federation for the Game of Squash; est. 1976)
Where is wear FIGS made?
Building “something better” The scrubs industry is dominated by a few massive companies that, FIGS cofounder and co-CEO Trina Spear maintains, produce the lowest-cost product, made in Asia, without much thought to the customer experience (i.e., stiff cotton and billowy silhouettes).Jul 6, 2018
Where are FIGS headquarters?
Santa Monica, CA
Are figs scrubs made in America?
We are certain that our scrubs are cut and sewn in the USA. We purchase our thread from Atlanta, our drawstring from New York and our fabric is purchased from companies on both coasts.
Why is it called FIGS?
FIGS is an acronym for French, Italian, German, Spanish. These are usually the first four languages chosen to localize products into when a company enters the European market.
What is the controversy with FIGS?
A now-deleted video, seen above, shared by scrubs company FIGS offended women in medicine and doctors of osteopathic medicine who said it misrepresented women health care professionals and DOs alike.
What was the offensive FIGS ad?
When FIGS, a designer scrubs and medical apparel company, released an advertising campaign featuring a female physician in pink scrubs wearing a nametag that said “DO” and reading a “Medical Terminology for Dummies” book upside down, the AOA took immediate action.
What does FIGS stand for in scrubs?
Freebase. FIGS. FIGS is an acronym for French, Italian, German, Spanish. These are usually the first four languages chosen to localize products into when a company enters the European market.