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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
The shirts, which retail for $25, hit the shelves this week and carry caricatures of slant-eyed Asians in conical hats along with such slogans as "WONG BROTHERS LAUNDRY SERVICE: TWO WONGS CAN MAKE IT WHITE" and "WOK-N-BOWL -- CHINESE FOOD AND BOWLING."
"It is not and never has been our intention to offend anyone," Abercrombie spokesman Hampton Carney said.
"These graphic T-shirts were designed with the sole purpose of adding humor and levity to our fashion line. Since some customers have been offended by their content, we are pulling these shirts from our stores," he added.
Carney said the popular youth clothing maker had believed the shirts might appeal to Asian-American consumers, and was surprised by the hostile reception they received.
"The thought was that everyone would love them, especially the Asian community. We thought they were cheeky, irreverent and funny and everyone would love them. But that has not been the case."
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I cannot believe that ANYONE would think that this is funny!!!!! What's next? How did they not expect the Asian Community to be upset? I'm upset!!!! This is riducules!!! A&F needs to feel some serious reprecutions for this!!!
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