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Urban Outfitters features "Vintage Kent State" sweatshirt
Posted on 9/15/14 at 8:57 am
Posted on 9/15/14 at 8:57 am
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In a strident display of bad taste, Urban Outfitters was selling a $130 "vintage" Kent State sweatshirt with fake blood splatter this weekend as an apparent homage to the 1970 shooting that left four dead. The sweatshirt is now listed as "sold out" in Urban Outfitter's online store. The shirt appears to have been a one-off sale, the site imploring customers, "We only have one, so get it or regret it!"
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This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 8:59 am
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 8:57 am to JBeam
must be a DKE marketer
Posted on 9/15/14 at 8:57 am to JBeam
Damn lol
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:00 am to JBeam
This is still my favorite corporate PR misfire that has happened recently.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:04 am to JBeam
That's killer
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:05 am to JBeam
I can't even fathom their thought process in creating this.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:06 am to JBeam
That's pretty funny
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:17 am to gatorhata9
quote:Probably sitting around trying to be "edgy".
I can't even fathom their thought process in creating this.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:19 am to JBeam
Proceeds donated to the war on terror.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:36 am to gatorhata9
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I can't even fathom their thought process in creating this.
its urban outfitters, dude. this is nothing new
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:24 pm to JBeam
As a debate topic, I'm curious why the 243 year old Boston Massacre was fair game for a massive clothing supplier...
but the 44 year old Kent State event is so taboo.
Is it the "age" of the event that matters the most? Or the magnitude of it? Or perhaps current politics? Something else?
Nike fully intended to keep these in production, but pulled them after the Boston Marathon Bombings. However, had those bombings NOT occurred, you could find these shirts, ostensibly mocking one of the most tragic events in American history (the 1770 event), aimed at a couple of baseball sweeps, worn and sold to this day.
but the 44 year old Kent State event is so taboo.
Is it the "age" of the event that matters the most? Or the magnitude of it? Or perhaps current politics? Something else?
Nike fully intended to keep these in production, but pulled them after the Boston Marathon Bombings. However, had those bombings NOT occurred, you could find these shirts, ostensibly mocking one of the most tragic events in American history (the 1770 event), aimed at a couple of baseball sweeps, worn and sold to this day.
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Nike has pulled a sports T-shirt emblazoned with the bloodied words “Boston Massacre” in the wake of last Monday’s marathon bombings. A spokesman for Nike told ABC News the retailer has now pulled all of the “Boston Massacre” shirts from their outlet stores, as well as from large online retailers like Fanatics Inc. (ABC News)
The sweeps came to be known colloquially among fans of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry as the first and second “Boston massacres.”
This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:27 pm to JPinLondon
quote:"Satire is tragedy plus time" -- Lenny Bruce
Is it the "age" of the event that matters the most?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:31 pm to JBeam
quote:For those who don't know, Nick Saban was a KSU student at the time:
the 1970 shooting that left four dead
quote:
Along with a roommate, he avoided being amidst the infamous Kent State shootings when they decided to eat lunch before walking to the rally area.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:34 pm to GetCocky11
If anything he deserves a raise. That's hilarious
Posted on 9/15/14 at 9:45 pm to Kafka
Irony?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:21 pm to JBeam
CAN a historical event, even a tragic one, be used for humor? Clearly, plenty of examples say yes. So that is not an arguable point.
So, given that fact, what is the "acceptable age" of a tragic historical event for grins/giggles?? I.e. how much elapsed time is required before one can joke about that? When is it "too soon?"
Is the magnitude of the tragedy important? Of course. Well at least I think so. Is the elapsed time more important? Probably... but considere these:
-- If you are an Auburn fan, the answer could be 12.5 months post-Katrina... FACT: I walked past a tailgate sign in September 2006, on-campus at Auburn, that read "Geaux Home LSU -- oh wait, you don't have a home" (I can tell you this one hit me pretty deeply, but I won't get into that today).
-- If you are the creator of Family Guy, getting a good laugh at the expense of Elizabeth Smart (the 14 year old girl raped daily for nearly a year), then just shy of four years is the answer.
-- And again, if you are Seth MacFarlane mocking the September 11, 2001 murders of 2,977 victims, then 5 years and 7 months is the answer. And again a few years after that. And yet again soonafter that.
-- If you are Jerry Seinfeld reenacting the JFK Assassination in jest, then it would seem to be 28 years.
-- If you are Nike and the event is Boston Massacre, then it seems 243 years is fine.
-- I could go on....
So, given that fact, what is the "acceptable age" of a tragic historical event for grins/giggles?? I.e. how much elapsed time is required before one can joke about that? When is it "too soon?"
Is the magnitude of the tragedy important? Of course. Well at least I think so. Is the elapsed time more important? Probably... but considere these:
-- If you are an Auburn fan, the answer could be 12.5 months post-Katrina... FACT: I walked past a tailgate sign in September 2006, on-campus at Auburn, that read "Geaux Home LSU -- oh wait, you don't have a home" (I can tell you this one hit me pretty deeply, but I won't get into that today).
-- If you are the creator of Family Guy, getting a good laugh at the expense of Elizabeth Smart (the 14 year old girl raped daily for nearly a year), then just shy of four years is the answer.
-- And again, if you are Seth MacFarlane mocking the September 11, 2001 murders of 2,977 victims, then 5 years and 7 months is the answer. And again a few years after that. And yet again soonafter that.
-- If you are Jerry Seinfeld reenacting the JFK Assassination in jest, then it would seem to be 28 years.
-- If you are Nike and the event is Boston Massacre, then it seems 243 years is fine.
-- I could go on....
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