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To: kodiak_bull who wrote (13388)	4/20/2002 8:07:26 PM
From: Libbyt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23153

It's a question of who will hold ANF to politically correct (or any other) standards IMO the consumers and the community do have the power with their support or lack of support, to hold a specific company to certain standards. Consumers can choose to shop at stores that are supportive to their community, and boycott stores that they feel are not doing their part to be a responsible member of the community where their business is located. In this latest ANF controversy, EBAY made the choice to remove these T-Shirts from their web site. "The online auction site removed the sales Friday, saying it had a policy that prohibits auctions the "promote or glorify hatred, violence, or racial intolerance." The shirts were pulled from Abercrombie & Fitch stores Thursday, after people complained that they promoted negative stereotypes about Asians." dailynews.yahoo.com Unlike Abercrombie, there are some corporations such as Target that are well know for their support of various community projects where their business is located. Some consumers are aware of the community efforts made by these stores, and they choose to shop at stores who are supportive of the community. The Target corporation contributes over $1.6 million dollars each week to the communities it serves. "In 2002, the giving for our Target Stores, Marshall Field's and Mervyn's divisions and the Target Foundation will total over $87 million." targetcorp.com But the teenagers won't care, in fact it will build a buzz. And the teen market they go after is way too old to be dictated to by their parents IMO the teenagers didn't mind the past ANF ad campaigns and the uproar that they caused...those that featured Drinking 101, the suggestive photos, or the interview with the male porn star...but teenagers like to think of themselves as being non-judgmental, and not bigoted. Being thought of as someone who is bigoted is not "cool" IMO for a teen. IMO most teens see themselves as being very liberal. (although in the ANF case, they are probably "liberals with a Nordstrom charge card."<g>) There is a boycott campaign against ANF that was started a couple of years ago. state.il.us It just looks like this latest ANF T-shirt will just add a few more organizations who will boycott ANF.