David Shribman: Some issues transcend labels (about Abercrombie & Fitch)

[billr]

PITTSBURGH - A remarkable story unfolded here this month, with implications far deeper than even the brave principals in the event realized. It was the successful "girlcott" of offensive Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts mounted by a group of young women who showed more character, more intelligence and ultimately more ingenuity than the apparel manufacturer.

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The heroes of this piece are smart, driven, independent and, let it be said, liberal. They were cheered on by their parents, who tend to identify with those four words as well. But there's more to the story.

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20051112/1051974.asp

[nosmokes]

1. some issues are too obvious (or too stoopit) to be partisan

like the environment or the tacky teeshirts.