Hilfiger & boycott

I watched Oprah debunked the Tommy Hilfiger rumor about his "racist-comment" on youtube. I was slightly amused at how the man took 10 years to stand and clear up his name. Maybe he didn't care. He certainly lost billions of dollars from the chains of emails that circulated, calling out to boycott his products in the name of white supremacy and racial discrimination.

Now, if only we could start something like this to eliminate modern day slavery...

Problem is, that people are not directly affected by 'slave-labour'. An individual's race and ethnicity is more personal and sensitive than the essence of humanity at large. Plus, the issue of slavery is practically veiled. Pervasive and clandestine in nature. Nevertheless, it is still impressive how people willingly boycott when an issue hits the right soft spot.