[y-c-o-m-b]

Whataboutism is not a valid excuse. I'm not walking around telling people the company making my shirts are inspiring and they should ignore the media. If I find out they are using forced labor, then the reasonable next step is to avoid using the brand and/or try to implement a change by being vocal about the injustice. Which is specifically why these "trivial stories" are so important; they are not just people complaining about minor issues, they are a means to implement a positive change.

[shawnz]

I don't mean to say that it's OK for Amazon or anyone else to use forced labour just because it's hard to avoid. I am only saying that it doesn't invalidate the good which they have done either. Just like how perhaps you and I wear clothes made with forced labour, because it is hard to avoid, and it doesn't necessarily invalidate the good we have done. I agree it is important to hold businesses accountable for the practices they use.