Tagged: ar wear

November 23, 2013 @ 8:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

AR Wear’s Indiegogo campaign ended in the overnight hours and did manage to be fully funded by the time all was said and done. This despite some serious backlash in the press and in the blogosphere over what some were calling the “modern-day chastity belt.”… Read More

November 14, 2013 @ 1:41 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Entrepreneur | Crowdfunding Without Kickstarter Entrepreneur’s Michelle Goodman interviews Cameron Robertson, co-founder of Lockitron and one of the men behind the decision to open-source Selfstarter for other companies looking to crowdfund. He explains some of the benefits of using Selfstarter over other rewards-based crowdfunding solutions…. Read More

November 12, 2013 @ 2:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Guardian | The problem with anti-rape underwear AR Wear’s crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo has certainly sparked a lot of controversy. Here The Guardian‘s Women’s Blog likens these anti-rape garments to a “modern-day chastity belt.” The piece goes a long way toward describing some of the vitriol… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A petition has been launched on Care2.com in an effort to get Indiegogo to remove a controversial campaign for anti-rape underwear. The petition was launched by Care2 user Sue Lee. The associated Indiegogo campaign sparked controversy as many took issue with the insinuation that underwear… Read More