PROTEST Against Details Magazine April 15, 2004

PROTEST in front of:

Fairchild Building
7 West 34th Street between 5th and 6th
New York City

Join Asian Media Watchdog in a protest at the offices of Details magazine. Details magazine published a feature in its April 2004 issue titled, ?Gay or Asian? that described Asian American men using offensive terms like ?bonsai ass? and ?sashimi-smooth chest.? Details plans to publish a statement in their next issue that says in part, ?We regret that anyone was offended by the article.? They say they will keep our concerns in mind, but that leaves the door wide open for similar features in the future. This is not enough!

Asian Media Watchdog demands a full-page public apology in a future issue of the magazine, and they demand that Details magazine fire Whitney McNally, the author of the feature. They cannot continue to do this to Gays, Asians or anyone else! Please make and bring signs against racism, against homophobia, against Details magazine and against Whitney McNally. New York City prohibits signs on wooden sticks, but you can bring hand held signs or signs on cardboard tubes.

Asian Media Watchdog has a protest permit and are working with the NYPD. Asian Media Watchdog is a nonprofit organization. Their mission is to promote a fair and balanced portrayal of Asians and Asian Americans in the media.

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