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Title: Bill O’Reilly compares transgendered people to Ewoks
Post by: Butterfly on May 19, 2010, 11:42:42 AM
Bill O'Reilly compares transgendered people to Ewoks
By David Edwards
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 -- 8:40 am


http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0519/oreilly-transgender-people-like-ewoks/ (http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0519/oreilly-transgender-people-like-ewoks/)


"You see them in malls, American Eagle Outfitters," O'Reilly said. "They got a little pamphlet that says to their employees you have to dress appropriately, particularly on the floor. You have got to dress neat. If you are a man, you can't dress like a woman and visa versa. You can't scare the customers. If your name is Fred, you can't look like Dolly Parton. Transgender people come in, challenge. American Eagle folds."

After others on the program defended American Eagle's policy change, O'Reilly responded, "If you owned a clothing corporation, you say, you can dress like an Ewok if you want... Ewok have genders too."