# Should Asian theme shirts get the boot?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-asian-theme-shirts-get-the-boot/104664>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 20, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-asian-theme-shirts-get-the-boot/104664 "2002-04-20T13:33:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-asian-theme-shirts-get-the-boot/104664/1 "2002-04-20T13:33:00Z")

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Anyone find these shirts offensive?

[http://dailynews.netscape.com/dailynews/cnn/story\_2.tmpl?story=2002041910365001134917&shortdate=0419](http://dailynews.netscape.com/dailynews/cnn/story_2.tmpl?story=2002041910365001134917&shortdate=0419)

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> Clothing maker Abercrombie & Fitch said on Thursday it was pulling a new line of Asian-themed T-shirts after Asian-American groups complained they were a blatant example of racist stereotyping. 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.”

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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-asian-theme-shirts-get-the-boot/104664/2 "2002-04-20T14:32:20Z")

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you might want to check this thread [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110465](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110465)

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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-asian-theme-shirts-get-the-boot/104664/3 "2002-04-20T15:10:42Z")

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Thanks for the link. Forever in a state of jet lag…

Closed!

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**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-asian-theme-shirts-get-the-boot/104664/4 "2002-04-21T09:36:33Z")

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It depends on the theme. Something that pokes fun at a minority group based on some twisted, unfounded stereotype should not be allowed, of course.