Why I hate Abercrombie and Fitch

The chapter entitled, “Why I hate Abercrombie & Fitch” was about a man who started his own small business back in 1892, and how he and one other man’s business have changed the clothing world forever. Abercrombie & Fitch is one of the most popular clothing stores for people ages 17-25. And with the success of their business comes problems, but unlike other businesses A&F has more problems with the foundation of their business, problems with the rules they have to become members of their team. And this chapter reveals their problems and the reasons, and consequences for them. The thesis for this chapter is, “The danger of such a marketing scheme is that it depends upon the racist thinking of its consumer population in order to thrive.” This quote is about how the company works and what it has to have to produce.
In this chapter the author speaks mostly of why he hates the clothing line, and all of the problems that it has. Mostly about how racist the company is and how it does not hire people of color. He also writes about the lawsuits that have been brought on the company for things like illegal hiring practices. He talks about the “look” that all Abercrombie members have and the rules that all of the people who work for Abercrombie have to follow. Then he goes on to say how unfairly these people are to people of color. He says that those people went to Abercrombie looking for a job, and the manager who was there either told them they were not hiring, or he/she gave the person an application with no intent of hiring them.
If there was one thing that I didn’t agree with in this chapter it is the thinking that the author has when he says that Abercrombie and Fitch is worn only by gay white men. I disagree with this statement, I mean I do not wear A&F, but I have friends who do and I know that they are not gay. So why do all the people who wear A&F have to be gay. I disagree with this point, and think that this is the only thing that I disagreed with in this article.
I loved this article, I felt that it fit perfectly in with the thoughts of today’s society, and the problems that we have. It was very appealing to me because I am in the “age range,” that is talked about in this article and also I know about some of the issues that were raised in this article. It was well written, and have good arguments, I thought it was fun to read and hear about the bad things that the company has done.

Takaki Chpater 12

1. The Mexican immigrants came to America across the Northern border into the states above them. The Mexican immigrants came to the United States in hopes of a better life, a better life with better jobs with better wages, also they wanted to get away from the problems that were occurring in Mexico at the time.
2. The title of the chapter is significant because “el Norte, The Borderland of Chicano America” was important to the Mexican immigrants. El Norte was the north, which to them meant freedom and better opportunities. The borderland of Chicano America meant that the only thing keeping the Chicanos from coming to America and becoming part of our culture was the border.
3. The biggest mechanism of social construction that was discussed in the chapter had to have been better, higher wages for workers. The economy in Mexico was terrible, so immigrants wanted to come here to have a better chance to have a life. Also, safety was important to them and sometimes safety was not easy to come by for the families in Mexico.