HR - American Apparel Hiring Practices

Gawker has run several posts about American Apparel's hiring practices and requirements and they have been taking heat from it.

American Apparel Has a 'Full Body Head to Toe' Employment Policy
http://gawker.com/5559165/american-apparel-has-a-full-body-head-to-toe-hiring-policy

American Apparel: Internal Documents Reveal Uglies Not Welcome
http://gawker.com/5560215/american-apparels-new-standard-no-uglies-allowed

American Apparel's Complete Guide to Grooming
http://gawker.com/5562965/american-apparels-complete-guide-to-grooming

American Apparel Issues Statement; Dov Charney Asks You to Call Him
http://gawker.com/5563338/american-apparel-issues-statement-dov-charney-asks-you-to-call-him

Life at American Apparel: The Employees Speak
http://gawker.com/5564171/life-at-american-apparel-the-employees-speak?skyline=true&s=i
American Apparel's job and employment page:
http://www.americanapparel.net/retailstore/jobs/index.aspx
http://employment.americanapparel.net/employment/

Americal Apparel's Blog:
http://www.americanapparel.net/presscenter/dailyupdate/dailyUp.asp?d=51&t=2137
http://www.americanapparel.net/presscenter/dailyupdate/index.asp

If any hiring practices memos or documents were leaked from your company, are there things that would cause this kind of reaction? Is the reaction this is creating very different from other clothing line stores' hiring practices?