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A&F = Racist Brand Against Asians., Read Now!
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post Dec 30 2005, 03:00 AM
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Haha. I never shopped at a&f so ... i wouldnt mind much about it. And oh yeah, i'm not ignorant. It's just that i dont even have problems with their store but i do support the horrible racist issue.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 04:20 AM
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http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php...ercrombie+fitch


that's closed, so i'll leave this.


but it is old. rather old.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 10:29 AM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Dec 29 2005, 9:33 PM)
A&F is a publically-held and traded company, so you just invited thousands of stockholders to suck your d**k. I suggest you sit back and enjoy, because this might take a while.
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post Dec 30 2005, 11:32 AM
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A. This is old
B. There is already a topic like this in fashion..I believe it has something to do with Hollister as well.
C. Watch your damn language. You can get your point across without whipping out everything curse in the book. Besides, it doesn't make you look mature, it makes you seem that you are younger than what you are.


QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Dec 30 2005, 3:20 AM)
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php...ercrombie+fitch
that's closed, so i'll leave this.
but it is old.  rather old.
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Meh, that means you should close this too.

It is almost like the controversey with Urban Outfitters "Everyone loves a Jewish girl shirt".
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 12:57 PM
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this IS old, jason. and a&f has overpriced, low-quality clothing. which is why i don't shop there. happy?
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 12:59 PM
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A&F has overpriced clothes
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 01:40 PM
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QUOTE(Rachel is love @ Dec 30 2005, 9:32 AM)
A. This is old
B. There is already a topic like this in fashion..I believe it has something to do with Hollister as well.
C. Watch your damn language. You can get your point across without whipping out everything curse in the book. Besides, it doesn't make you look mature, it makes you seem that you are younger than what you are.
Meh, that means you should close this too.

It is almost like the controversey with Urban Outfitters "Everyone loves a Jewish girl shirt".
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I agree with everything she just said. Especially C.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 03:15 PM
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yay another reason to hate a&f
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 05:40 PM
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post Dec 30 2005, 06:17 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Dec 29 2005, 10:33 PM)
A&F is a publically-held and traded company, so you just invited thousands of stockholders to suck your d**k. I suggest you sit back and enjoy, because this might take a while.
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Lol... that made me laugh.

Anyway, I'm sure there are a lot of companies that are like this... not only clothing stores. I'm not saying the racism is right, because it definately isn't. I'm just saying there are many companies that hire certain people.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 06:23 PM
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That's insanely stupid. I don't really understand why, in the first place, people would buy those shirts, but I'm glad they got pulled off the shelves. mad.gif Stupid assholes.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 06:35 PM
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well, since this topic isn't being closed [yet], i'm going to move it to fashion...

topic moved
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 06:37 PM
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yeah, old news.
but that's not exactly racist.
more stereotypical.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 06:40 PM
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QUOTE(xnofearx @ Dec 29 2005, 11:50 PM)
I really don't care. As long as they have what I need...
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ditto, I don't go there very often anyway.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 07:06 PM
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QUOTE(Gearbox @ Dec 29 2005, 11:10 PM)
Okay, now compare this to FUBU.

It wasn't meant to be intentionally racist (FUBU stands for For Us, By Us), but I think that's what it turned out to.
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Believe it or not, FUBU was a project started by a Korean company in the States as a new clothing line. Somehow it turned out to be the present day FUBU.

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In fact, it was started by Samsung corporations

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Samsung came in later on laugh.gif
At first, it was started by a group of guys and then samsung came in later to help the mass production
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 07:23 PM
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yeah they are. when i was modeling i sent my pictures in to a&f about three times and they ignored me. that probably doesnt prove anything but notice how all their models are white.

i still dont like a&f. i walked in once and turned around abut five steps in.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 07:54 PM
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nuke.gif wow, i never heard that...i've seen plenty of asians working in A&F
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 07:59 PM
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QUOTE(HybridCountdown5 @ Dec 30 2005, 7:54 PM)
nuke.gif wow, i never heard that...i've seen plenty of asians working in A&F
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ive never seen that happen unless they were really really "hawt"
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 08:45 PM
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QUOTE(Jason61992 @ Dec 29 2005, 10:56 PM)
You guys shouldn't think this is a complete joke. I feel bad for the asians who shop there without knowing that the brand is racist.
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well im not surprised..ive read lots of stuff about a&f discriminating..and i agree..i feel reeally bad b/c i see almost all the asian girls in my school going crazy over a&f and hollister..talking about the latest sales there and stuff...u shouldve seen all the A7f shopping bags around my school this xmas.. cry.gif i dun even know what makes the store so speciall...

but then again..ive never shopped there..ive tried going into "all the rage" stores before..like old navy and american eagle..i didnt see anything special about them tho..O.o..clothes arent even nice looking -__-...but maybe its just me
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 09:16 PM
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QUOTE(not_your_average @ Dec 30 2005, 12:57 PM)
this IS old, jason. and a&f has overpriced, low-quality clothing. which is why i don't shop there. happy?
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I agree they pretty much do, although sometimes they might have what I want that I can't find anywhere else. Normally I don't shop at that place anyway.
 
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post Dec 30 2005, 09:34 PM
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meh...i have no idea what they have..i just went on their site..i dont see y ppl would like it...-__- and also i came across this too haha

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/05/...ain587099.shtml
 
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post Jan 1 2006, 07:37 PM
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eh....things taken way out of proportion
 
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post Jan 2 2006, 12:27 AM
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QUOTE(flipnotik @ Jan 1 2006, 7:37 PM)
eh....things taken way out of proportion
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agreed.

You all have to accept that Abercrombie and Fitch are not the only ones having these "asian-oriented" shirts. Other stores like Aeropastale and Forever 21 also used to have these types of shirts, but were THEY ever targeted like AF was/is? I think that the only reason it's so blown out of porportion is because many people view the brand as snobbish and overrated, and only want to get a stab back at the company.

These types shirts were "in" sometime ago, many clothing lines had stereotypical asian slurs and such on their clothing. AF shouldnt be spotlighted by itself, to do so is unfair.
 
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post Jan 2 2006, 03:11 AM
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Yep this is definitely old news. I heard about this back in 8th grade. Come on, this was like, 4 years ago. Are they releasing another huge line of asian-oriented clothing? No. Yep, definitely out of proportion.

I agree with Val on this one -- there have been MANY companies that have manipulated the Asian culture, stereotypes, slang, etc. File a lawsuit against them? Are you kidding me? I thought this was cleared up after the whole protest thing... I barely hear anyone mention it nowadays. I saw it on TV back 4 years ago, where a HUGE line of Asians stood in front of the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego outside of the A&F store.

I never knew Aero and Forever 21 did that? I've never seen their shirts potray that. Then again, I barely shop there anyways. And hey, isn't Forever 21 the store where people worked in sweatshops for low pay or something? There was a thread about it somewhere.. but still...
 
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post Jan 2 2006, 03:24 AM
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I've been there before and I never really see anything special....I think their clothes are too expensive....I don't think it would be fair to be mad at all of the people at A&F blink.gif
 
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