Jacqueline Ramirez
Professor Jill Loveless
English 112
April 7, 2005
The Truth about the Rumor of Tommy Hilfiger
A big controversy happened, the well-known Fashion Designer Tommy Hilfiger was on the Oprah show. She asked him if it was true if he said he did not make clothes for Blacks and Asians, his clothes were intended for upper class White people. When he admitted he said those things, she asked him to leave. This E-Mail is an Urban Legend. Juicy Emails like these are simply for entertainment purposes only and should not be taken seriously. Like junk mail it should be emptied into the recycle bin.
People assume if an E-mail is sent to them or if a friend mentioned the incident then it must be true. How could someone write something so mean and cruel and spread it through emails? Thomas Craughwell explains that "fear, paranoia, envy and suspicion of unfamiliar" are reasons why urban legends such as Tommy Hilfiger are passed around (Craughwell 10). People read......

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