I have already pointed out via comments the similarity to a situation that errupted 3 years ago when Bershka produced an 'offensive' label and attached it to some items. The problem is similar, the reaction is similar and the outcome will most likely be similar.
Here are my predictions regarding the situation:
- Harvey Nichols license will not be stripped
- No one will actually boycott Harvey Nichols
- Everyone will continue to buy clothing and products sourced from foreign companies and somehow act amazed when it appears that they have been offended
- It will be okay to break the boycott when you want to buy that new Louis Vuitton handbag you've been waiting so patiently for
- A t-shirt with similar sentiment that features an American flag will most likely sell in record numbers in the near future despite all the people claiming how inappropriate desecrating any national flag is
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last point. how true.
i couldn't agree more. it's a matter of simple minds wanting simple things to get worked up about.
lat point is true. why? because Americans are filth. and I should know.
especially agree with the bit on the anti-American sentiment... also popular is Paki bashing, see that story here - http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jun/120609-fashionable-Tantra-Rhythm-House-Colaba-T-shirt-Pakistani-vacuum-cleaner.htm
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