For over 14 years now, I have been writing J. Crew regarding their racist and deceptive catalogs. Recently, I wrote their new CEO, Ken Pilot about the issue, but I have yet to receive a response nor resolution.
The Issue: Please obtain a J. Crew catalog... Whether from 14 years ago or a recent one. You will notice that products made in a Western country (Caucasian country) state the products' origin, i.E. Made in Italy, Made in Britain, Made in Scotland, Made in the USA... Etc. However, products made in South East Asia, Mexico, Africa, or any other place that is not a historically Caucasian country, product origin is merely labeled as "Imported."
Now, when your average American hears the word "Imported, " it means that the item is exclusive enough to ship into the US, regardless of a higher price. For instance, Amstel Light is imported from Holland, Rolls Royce is imported from England and St. Andrea is imported from France. These products are of such fine quality that distributors bring them into this country since they command higher prices than your average American beer, car or cheese.
Unfortunately, when J. Crew labels items "Imported, " it almost always means the products were simply made in a 3rd World sweat shop, and not that the products are of such high quality that J. Crew was willing to pay the cost of shipping them into this country.
What I asked Ken Pilot were these questions: 1) Why doesn't J. Crew simply label products from Italy, Britain, Scotland or any other non-indigenous Caucasian country as "Imported"? And 2) Is J. Crew deliberately trying to deceive Americans by calling cheaply made 3rd World products "Imported" or is J. Crew simply eliminating all non-Whites from their advertising.
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