Answer To: Diversity Case Study Analysis In 2003, clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) was sued by...
Deblina answered on Oct 26 2021
Running Head: Abercrombie and Fitch
Abercrombie and Fitch 2
ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH
Table of Contents
Abstract 3
Introduction 4
The pattern of Treating Individuals from Non-Majority Background 4
Ethical Issues 6
Lawsuits 7
Response of A&F to Lawsuits 8
Diversity Based Training 9
Conclusion 10
References 11
Abstract
The clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch has been practicing the tenets of different forms of discrimination, over a long period. The organization has compelled several employees hailing from racially minor groups, such as African American, Latino American, and Asian American, to leave the job. In addition to that, the applicants have been subjected to intense racial discrimination, where even after recruitment, they have been given undesirable positions which kept them away from the common public eyes. In addition to that, there have been several complaints particularly regarding the clothing line of t-shirts, as they have repetitively made fun of the minority community, such as women, Irish Americans, skiers, and so on. Despite hundreds of complaints, the issue had not been taken seriously. The paper aims to analyze the different ethical issues that are closely associated with the lawsuits which were held against the organization.
Introduction
The clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch has been practicing the tenets of different forms of discrimination, over a long period. The organization has compelled several employees hailing from racially minor groups, such as African American, Latino American, and Asian American, to leave the job. In addition to that, the applicants have been subjected to intense racial discrimination, where even after recruitment, they have been given undesirable positions which kept them away from the common public eyes. These applicants were denied repetitively from the role of sales practitioners, which in a way, represent the face of the organization. In addition to that, Abercrombie and Fitch have delved into an issue of discrimination based on religious differences. The following sections will draw distinct attention to the different aspects of the discrimination exercised by Abercrombie and Fitch.
The pattern of Treating Individuals from Non-Majority Background
The organization namely, Abercrombie and Fitch have repetitively exhibited the notion of racial discrimination in their way of treating individuals hailing from non-majority backgrounds. The company has been said to exercise discrimination against the employees as well as applicants hailing from the racial background of African American, Latino American, and Asian American. They have been always denied job roles where they will be able to represent the face of Abercrombie and Fitch. That is to say, they have been given roles and responsibilities of job designations that do not require them to come to the knowledge as well as a view of the common public of the United States. For instance, the role of Brand Representatives who work at sales is given to the white counterpart. Therefore, to offer that classic look and attire, the representatives, applicants, as well as employees, have been denied getting an opportunity to try working and functioning in these roles.
There are other instances of racial discrimination which have been exhibited by the company Abercrombie and Fitch. It has been observed that nine employees and applicants of color, who hail from the age group of young adults, have been constantly denied jobs in the arena of sales (BUSINESS INSIDER, 2013). In addition to that, few of these nine individuals have been terminated as well as sued based on racial discrimination and for the reason of being a person of color (LDF, 2006). The way of treating the white employees and the people of color was also completely different and represented an astounding range of racial discrimination, prejudice, and bias. However, there is more to the entire notion of racial discrimination that has been done by this particular organization. That is to say, in the name of manufacturing preppy t-shirts, the company Abercrombie and Fitch has sold products that represent racial discrimination at its utmost range.
The different graphics, texts, and so on that have been printed on the t-shirts represent an extreme range of racism against Asian Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, and so on (LDF, 2006). For instance, the organization has used one of the Asian idols who is highly revered in the continent, namely Buddha in an extremely offensive manner. Some of the t-shirts also blatantly depict the century-old stereotypes of Asians, where they have reassociated the notions of kung-fu fighting, fortune cookie-speaking, slanty-eyed, and so on. In addition to the above-mentioned issues, some of the employees have stated that...