Abercrombie & Fitch to pull t-shirts with offensive portrayals of Asian-American
(Mercury News)
Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch said today it is pulling a new line of t-shirts with stereotypical portrayals of Asians, after the company received a barrage of angry complaints from Asian-Americans who have called for boycotts and apologies. I present this one to folks who say, "Oh, racism is no longer a problem in America." When Black people say racism is still a problem, the majority folk say, "Why are they complaining? Things are great. Look at that little Tiger Woods fellow." But all you need to do is what attitudes that would allow a presumable "respectable" company to print such offensive shirts deriding to know: the more sh*t changes, the more sh*t stays the same.
Blogged: Thursday, April 18, 2002

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