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applegrove

(123,122 posts)
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 05:52 PM Aug 2016

Donald Trump won't like this Toronto designer's ties

The Canadian Press at CBC

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/donald-trump-ties-1.3709082

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Galvanized by public outrage over Donald Trump's divisive U.S. presidential campaign, a Toronto clothier is launching a series of "Dump Trump" ties — with plans to donate all proceeds to charity, including one chosen by the family of a fallen Muslim American soldier.

Andre Vassi, the owner and designer of Vassi Menswear, first conceived of the ties when Trump mocked a New York Times reporter last November for his physical disability.

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"That was the tipping point," he said. "I usually don't get involved in politics but this is not about politics when you see a presidential nominee making fun of a disabled person. To me, that is absolutely horrible."

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Vassi's first tie features a playful design of multi-coloured dump trucks on the front and the statement "Dump Trump" on the back. The goal: embrace the public's anti-Trump sentiment and have "a little fun with the presidential process from north of the border."

More serious, though, is a second tie which features gold stars on the front, a purple heart in the lower left corner of the tie and the initials H.K. in honour of Humayun Khan.


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