Abercrombie & Fitch: "Sorry, We Don't Hire Negroes.

[kellychaos]

What should they use as a demographic model for their hiring practices? Should it be based on the national ethnic demographic as they are a national (if not, international) company? Should they base it on the local ethnic demographic and hire people which fit that criteria and publish local catalogues that appeal to that local demograhic. OR, more simply, should they consider the demographic that actually buys their stuff and be held to hire only those people? I hate to say it but Vince DOES have a point. I don't so much see any overt racial prejudice in the A&F and similiar clothing stores in my local area but what I DO see are a lot of them filled with physically fit, pretty people of varying ethnicities. I think the ugly people have a better chance of pursuing this lawsuit. Considering the other side of the fence on the "looks" criteria, business do have a right to pick appealing people to represent them since looks are what sells in retail businesses like apparel, make-up, ect.