Rumour and Urban myths!
On May 2 2007,fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show to officially debunk a rumour that said he had made racist statements on an earlier Oprah show.Oprah herself said it was false and that Hilfiger had never appeared on her show until that point.The statement was claimed to be made about Blacks and Asians.
I am not one who is sympathetic toward fashion designers because most of them take part in sweatshop practices but this is an interesting development.Hilfiger has appeared because it is obvious that this rumour has had a negative impact on his image and sales.The two most important things to any designer, looks and money.
The situation to me has a positive and negative aspect.It shows that to truly protest in America the use of economic warfare is an effective method."Withhold your dollars, make em holla".The downside is that a rumour can destroy a person reputation and livelihood.It was probably started by a competitor who is either too lazy or not innovative enough to compete with Hilfiger.Decreasing Hilfiger's market share increases theirs. A despicable way to earn profits but so is running sweat shops with no union representation and poor working conditions.
Maybe I need to start a rumour that Eugene is rich and has lots of cars.I might get to appear on Oprah to debunk the myth.Worth thinking about.
1 comment:
WHat stands out about this rumour is that Tommy was never on the show before he came to clear the issue up.
So how many people actually watch Oprah? Many people believed the rumour with no evidence at all. And considering Oprah's popularity you wouldn't this that people would take it seriously. But the opposite happened.
The world is full of stupid people, that's my conclusion.
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