i say thank god for this abercrombie fiasco. we asian-americans needed a cause to rally around. we needed something to galvanize the "community." emasculated asian males everywhere needed a reason to strike back against the company that promoted the sexiness of defined pecs and washboard abs. on their tote away shopping bags no less. how dare they! at least tommy hilfiger used tyson, and he's part asian isn't he? i've never seen an asian in an abercrombie ad! pillory the bastards i say!



but seriously. i question what exactly we're offended about. it's not the t-shirts themselves is it? i mean, if i had printed up the t-shirts and sold them as "a counter-intuitive way to subvert racism," i probably would of won an award or something. (while not exactly in support of the t-shirts, the "two wongs make it white" is kind of witty. in a sick racist way.) aren't we just objecting to someone other than us yellow people wearing "wong laundry" apparel? apparently in 1998, urban outfitters had a "chinese man" halloween costume on its selves but that was pulled after activists complained. but how is a "chinese man" costume radically different from a "cowboy" one? i've known friends that pull on a bruce lee style outfit for halloween and that's been perfectly acceptable. but then again, if a non-asian wore such a costume, i might be a little offended. my asian-american activist sensibilities are a little hypocritical. but isn't that the way it always is?



but i guess this is why i would make a terrible activist. the reason i would boycott abercrombie would be for the over priced clothing and the non-baggy jeans. nevermind the racism. but i'm glad someone worked quickly to keep these offensive t-shirts off the chests of white frat boys everywhere.



on a side note. the t-shirts are now such a hot commodity that they are selling for as much as $120 on ebay. hurray for capitalism! there's nothing more american than making a buck off of somebody else's misfortune.