Apr 18, 2002 Comments Off
Abercrombie & Fitch Pulls T-Shirts
Abercrombie & Fitch Pulls T-Shirts
Thu Apr 18, 5:24 PM ET
By DEBORAH KONG, AP Minority Issues Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Clothier Abercrombie & Fitch is pulling a line of T-shirts that triggered protests from Asian groups who said they reinforced negative stereotypes.
The T-shirts, some of which show smiling men with slanted eyes and conical hats, will be pulled from all of the company’s 311 stores in 50 states, company spokesman Hampton Carney said Thursday.
“We are very, very, very sorry,” Carney said. “It’s never been our intention to offend anyone.” Read the rest of this entry »
