Urban Outfitters Sells Shirt In Color Called "Obama/Black"..

[HipChick]

http://jezebel.com/5460443/urban-outfitters-sells-shirt-in-color-called-obamablack

While fellow editor Anna North was looking through Urban Outfitters' online catalog, she noticed that one of the shirts for sale was being marketed under two color combinations: "White/Charcoal" and "Obama/Black."..:wtf:

[PCIntern]

1. I actually treat the group responsible for that...

here in Philly

[jmowreader]

2. "We're sorry. This product is no longer available."

Busted.

BTW what shade is "Obama" anyway? The president is kind of a burnt sienna color, but what color was the shirt?

[TheWebHead]

3. in fairness to urban outfitters

it only takes one programmer that could be working for an outside company... or it could've been a hacker.

[drm604]

4. True.

This was likely one programmer's test data that was accidentally put into production. That doesn't excuse the programmer, who shouldn't have been using racist test data, but you can't necessarily blame the company. I find it unlikely that they have some sort of corporate policy which allows or ignores racism on their website.

[HipChick]

5. Something nefarious is going on at OUTFITTERS..selling N1GG3R clothes..WTF?

this is a google search cache..before they pulled this one too..

http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:gWZMSjT5RUQJ:search.urbanoutfitters.com/%3Fq%3Dn1gg3r%2520clothes%26tag%3D1+n1gg3r+clothes&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

[RT Atlanta]

6. do they have a "Bush/Red" ?

What the fuck man....

[ddeclue]

11. only the collars son.. only the collars..

:rofl:

[LeftinOH]

7. What about Boehner/IOrange?

[KamaAina]

8. Nothing new under the sun

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Outfitters#Product_controversies

Urban Outfitters' products have been the subject of multiple controversies, particulary concerning religious and ethnic issues.

In 2003 the company released a Monopoly parody called Ghettopoly. The game was criticized as offensively racist by a local chapter of the NAACP and black clergy, among others. The creator of the game, David Chang, maintained the games are "a medium to bring together in laughter," adding, "If we can't laugh at ourselves... we'll continue to live in blame and bitterness."
Also in 2003, a T-shirt released with the phrase "Everyone Loves a Jewish Girl" surrounded by dollar signs was condemned, though the Anti-Defamation League welcomed the decision to discontinue the shirts, saying that it hoped "that this experience, combined with another recent controversy surrounding an Urban Outfitters product that reinforced stereotypes, has served to sensitize the company to the sensibilities of its customer base and all ethnic groups." The ADL later condemned them for other incidents of insensitivity.

Jesus Dress UpThe following year, in 2004 Jesus Dress Up, a game created by artist Normal Bob Smith, drew additional critical response. The company reportedly feedback of an estimated 250,000 emails. Urban Outfitters noted that the magnets, which had been their sixth most popular Christmas toy, were not intended to offend, but rather appeal to their customers' diversity. Urban Outfitters no longer markets the game.
In 2006, the retailer was criticized for offering sparkly handgun-shaped Christmas ornaments in its hometown of Philadelphia, a city that had seen over 1,700 shootings and over 300 gun-related murders for the year. After the murder of officer Charles Cassidy, the company announced on November 15, 2007 that it would no longer sell the gun-shaped ornament.
In 2007, complaints by Jewish groups over the company sales of keffiyehs (which had been marketed as "antiwar" scarves) led Urban Outfitters to stop carrying that item. Urban Outfitters issued a statement, "Due to the sensitive nature of this item, we will no longer offer it for sale. We apologize if we offended anyone, this was by no means our intention."
In May 2008, after concern in the Jewish community, Urban Outfitters discontinued a T-shirt that featured a Palestinian child holding an AK-47 over the word "Victimized". According to a company representative, "(W)e do not buy items to provoke controversy or to intentionally offend. We have pulled this item in all of our locations and will no longer be selling it online either."
Urban Outfitters and its founder Richard Hayne were criticized for pulling a pro-same sex marriage T-shirt. The company maintains the product was discontinued solely for poor sales performance.

And guess what? They donated to Santorectum!!

http://pittsburgh.indymedia.org/news/2003/07/7253.php

But the difference between stage-crafted storefront image and corporate reality doesn't end there. It extends all the way to the top, to the man who built the company from scratch--Richard Hayne, Urban Outfitters' president and founder.

While the typical Urban Outfitters shopper is likely to be liberal-minded--as is the province and privilege of youth--the fiftysomething Hayne is mom-and-apple-pie conservative. He and his wife Margaret have contributed $13,150 to the campaign coffers of Paleolithic right-wing Republican Sen. Rick Santorum and his Political Action Committee over the years."

[EFerrari]

9. I wonder if they were bought by a wingnut because when I shopped there

in the early 90s, the store near Cal was awash with multicultural stuff and they had business cards for Jimmy Carter's housebuilding volunteer project on the counter near the cash register. :wtf:

[blondeatlast]

10. And their market is suburban middle class kids craving "radical chic."

Teh iorny, it hutrs.