Essay 214

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• Everybody wants a piece of Abercrombie & Fitch. First, a girls group from Pennsylvania took their “girlcott” nationwide on NBC’s Today show, protesting t-shirts with racy statements they deemed derogatory to females. Now Illinois State Senator Steve Rauschenberger has joined the “girlcott” — although the candidate for governor is threatening a boycott. Awaiting Judge Samuel Alito’s position on this deep issue.

• Note to Abercrombie & Fitch executives: a new Customer Rage Survey showed 15% of dissatisfied consumers actually sought revenge for bad shopping experiences. Wonder if the trendy sales staff will start sporting stylish bulletproof vests.

• Becoming a U.K. citizen no longer requires knowing anything about Britain’s past. A new test that immigrants must pass for citizenship only asks simple questions on everyday life in the country. Old school critics argue a basic knowledge of British history should be mandatory. Perhaps a quiz on Monty Python and Benny Hill would suffice.

• 50 Cent officially disagreed with the Kanye West rant over President Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina victims. “I think people responded to it the best way they can. What Kanye West was saying, I don't know where that came from,” the rapper proclaimed. Bush finally gets public support from a Black person, and it turns out to be Fiddy. This just isn’t Dubya’s year.

• Sorry, 50 Cent. Emails from former FEMA director Michael Brown appear to support Kanye West. One message to Brown stated, “Sir, I know that you know the situation is past critical...many will die.” Brown responded, “Thanks for the update. Anything specific I need to do or tweak?” The original writer should have replied, “Yes. Update your resume, jackass.”