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 Thursday, April 18, 2002

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 Abercrombie & Fitch to pull t-shirts with offensive portrayals of Asian-American - San Jose 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 consider what kind of attitudes that would allow a presumably "respectable" company to print such offensive material and then put it out for sale. In other words, someone at Abercrombie thought there's a market for this kind of crap.

The more sh*t changes, the more sh*t stays the same.)

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 Survivor:Marquesas was incredible tonight! This may have been their best broadcast ever. For the first time in the history of the series, in the pivotal vote that begins seeding the jury, the "ruling alliance" was completely outwitted and broken. And they lost their power-hungry mastermind. It ends up with a gay man crying on national telvision because he's out of the running for the $1 million prize, and an angry Black man from Harlem in the catbird seat. It is now truly anyone's game. If you're not a fan of the show, this means nothing to you, but this was some of the most brilliant television in years.
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