Though the shirt has been removed from their site (or sold out), Urban Outfitters got into hot water this weekend for this stained and damaged “vintage” Kent State sweater. The historically-minded among you will recognize Kent State as the site of a Vietnam War protest in 1970 that ended with the police shooting of four student protesters.
Urban Outfitters claims that the item’s appearance is due to aging, stains, and miscoloration, though obviously it looks more than a little like the violent aftermath of the protest itself. Their official statement on the sweater doesn’t help their case much:
TL;DR: Company known for ripping off art designs, pandering to bratty youths, and doing attention-grabbing things to gain publicity among other attention-grabbing bratty youths acts according to form. Carry on.
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Serves him right. Always tip your whore.
know how to make a hormone? Don’t pay her…..(sorry)
I only asked her for the early bird special.
Never fool with a manhole!
maintenance hole (in Berkeley)
But, I’m not in Berkeley, so I guess it is really a manhole-in-one.
Poor bastard was called into the HR the day and fired on the spot.
you rub his belly, he’ll love you forever, Clark..
Why are nurse sharks always flat-chested?
The owl’s family was aghast that she was seeing a black.
I thought the owl and the pussycat was just a movie
Four hours later, after a delivery, Yang brought out an order for a patron.
“Whoo awduh da kung pow chicken wif flied lice?”
Your Pidgeon Engrish is perfect.
Fast food delivery in China .
At least you got her attention, BobP!
She smiled at me. I’m in!
Life lesson learned, I hope.
Decent metaphor for women’s lib. They never learn.
“Didn’t see that coming”, said the Harvard law professor.
Impeachment metaphor.
Movie editing 101.
Her ability to handle balls was legendary.
She’s better late-night with ping-pong balls.
She left me for him.
Who wouldn’t
As young up-and-comers, here we have rare footage of Michelle Malkin vs. Bruce Ohr.
A sympathetic Nellie grimaced at ringside.
The quality of government-run mass transit in pretty much every city.
Kazakhstan’s first subway. Next up; electricity.
The Russian version of a Pilates or Zumba workout?
Dah, comrades.
Can I come?
-Nyet!
How does she stand upright with those?
Objects in the GIF are smaller than they appear.
Poor BobP- killed in a savage sledgehammer attack.
I’d like to see the interview where he explains what he THOUGHT would happen.
That was years ago.
These days, he’s driving a school bus for a living.
Or, he was.
Gender Studies physics class professor with lab demonstration.
Future Darwin Award winner.
TBP noob trying to show how smart he is.
i worked in a factory making cable reels 4 several years when i was young–i bet i made a 100,000 of those reels–
Ping kong.
you have no shame
Well, it’s fresh anyway.
Gas station sushi .
I shoulda took a left turn at albakurkey !
It was so obvious they knew it in 1944.
The song has to be “Come on Eileen.” What do I win?
very good, Bob P, but you don’t win squat.
It’s an old meme, still, surprised you got it.
Let’s play “hide the stick shift.”
I’d buy this car for the airbags alone.
That’s a pair you WANT to go off in your face. Screw the seatbelt.
I really like my new car air-freshener.
Manual wipers were a popular option on the 1990 Lada.
When my wife and I were first married we drove from Tennessee to Indiana this way in an El Camino.
So, she was back in the bed of the EC, working the manual pull switch?
That’s cold, man.
“El Camino is Spanish for the Camino” Kelso
He got the snow off, he isn’t dead, the ladder is probably fine too. Win, win, win.
Didn’t need to use his own building.
Huh. Bow ties can be sexy.
Merry Christmas, BP.
Go ahead.
Open it now. We’ll wait.
Thanks! Can’t wait to find out what it is.
You know, when you do open it, it will just a be a sweater your Aunt Gladys knitted.
Ambulance service, under Alexandria Ocrazio Cortex and Bernie Sanders.
Oops you beat me to the punch, Suds.
Rarely.
You’re quick.
I presented you with a gift a bit farther upstream.
I didn’t want to wrap her in a bow, but tis the Season,
and we don’t wanna get Admin in hot water now, do we.
Ambulance service in Belarus leaves something to be desired.
The funny thing is that they were only taking her in as a precaution.
Monkey motorcyclists are a real hazard. It shouldn’t be allowed.
The kid was about to fall down a flight of stairs.
Good catch, K.
I thought it was evil cat, but that makes kitty a prevention guard, vs. a first responder.
That cat would be dead within minutes of my seeing my kid in that situation.
Ladies, don’t listen. Bob really is up for a good time. Look up my phone number in your nearest public washroom.
Sorry , the cell phone just killed the mood .
10% of an aure showing.
Just a peek.
Just a tease.
Didn’t break the NBN rule.
Regyoolahs will unnerstand.
Ola!
I’m calling birthmark on this
It’s been unusually cold up here the last few days, where we live.
Howling winds.
Sub-zero temperatures.
Everything is freezing.
It has really taken a mental toll on my wife.
Yesterday, I found her standing in front of the kitchen sink window,
just staring blankly through it, not saying a word.
I’m worried about her.
If it gets any colder,
I might have to let her back inside.
My wife is like this in bed.
That’s not what they say about Sharon.
She’s a total “frigid” bitch!
Bonus points.