Disguise’s Letter to Retailers:
As you may know, the design of Disguise, Inc.’s (Disguise) “Kung Fool” costume has raised concerns among some Asian American Groups. In direct response to these concerns, Disguise will no long produce, market or ship this product. Furthermore, we have established a Return Authorization number (1115) to accommodate returns of the products. We encourage you to return any of the Kung Fool costumes and/or masks for full credit. Disguise is a culturally sensitive company. Many of our employees are of Asian American descent and we take the complaints that have been received very seriously. No insult or offense was intended against any race, ethnicity, or individual by the sale of this product we have issued the enclosed press release apologizing for the design of the product. Finally, we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause your company. Please contact us directly should you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your understanding and consideration.
Sincerely,
Stephen C. Stanley
Executive Vice President
Joe Anton
Executive Vice President
Wow, what a difference a week can make.
While toiling away, lamenting my own existence, I found out last week that a costume manufacturer was selling this to kids:
And hey! Since I’ve got nothing better to do, I thought, why not try and be productive by starting an online petition? You can check it out at http://petition.yellowworld.org
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I attended a remembrance rally at Seoul International Park this afternoon with my girlfriend — the same place where 10 years ago, over 30,000 Koreans gathered to protest the injustices of the LA riots. Here are a few pics…
Asian American pioneer and journalist, K.W.Lee, the main speaker
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An excerpt from a conversation I had with someone I don’t even know. I think he found me from [url=http://www.asianguy.com]asianguy.com[/url]…
Session Start (AIM – achtungbaby74:Mark poon): Sun Apr 07 20:39:07 2002
Mark poon: hey
Achtungbaby74: hello
Mark poon: hey, are u from the bay area or LA?
Achtungbaby74: LA
Mark poon: man…i feel like…like we gotta act NOW
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Congressman Howard Coble’s justification last week of the Japanese American internment in 1942 is a stark reminder of the kind of fear and hysteria so pervasive during times of war — fear and hysteria, that, when left unchecked, can undo the sober lessons of history and stain our nobility today.
Last Tuesday, the Congressman from North Carolina made his remarks during a radio call-in program when a listener suggested that, in light of our national security concerns, Arab Americans should also be interned.
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