PLUS or MINUS

I read in today's paper that, "due to the economy", most retail chains were discontinuing to carry larger or "plus sizes". I noticed this a while back while shoplifting in the men's section of my local Gap store. My first inkling that something was amiss, was my keen observation that the men's section had been down sized. When I inquired about that, I was told by (a male) employee that men as a whole, didn't purchase as much clothes as women did. I kinda scratched my head as I took a look out the window to see if there were any naked men walking around- I only saw one, and he had a bag over his head.

The next thing I noticed was they no longer carried XXL sizes. I'm a big dude at 6'2''- 230- and if an article of clothing (most likely a shirt) is gonna shrink a lot (like MOST Gap clothing), I'm gonna buy a XXL, because I WILL shrink it. I'm a man. When doing the wash (laughably) I'm able to shrink pre-shrunk, and I'm proud! I was told I could order larger sizes on-line. Dude, it's kinda hard to virtually try things on. I felt the store was sexist, and that I was being discriminated against! I told them they'd hear from my attorney, and I left.

In the real world (at least in the US) more often than not, people aren't slim. Will this refusal by stores to sell anything larger than a standard large size drive consumers away, making them furious, and eventually hurting business? Or will it motivate some people to make more of an effort to lose some weight and live healthier lives?

Me, I think I'm gonna have to stop at the Taylor in the morning.