Urban Outfitters continue to sell offensive items despite Irish outrage VIDEOS
Clothing group have yet to comment despite complaints about inappropriate clothing line
Published Saturday, March 3, 2012, 7:07 AM
Updated Saturday, March 3, 2012, 7:08 AM
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JBRAFTREE | Mar 03, 2012, 12:36 PM EST
Addendum, As I have posted before, wear a sport jersey of your fav county in Ireland, I know they cost a bit more, but they're guaranteed to look nice and they are available at most Irish Import stores. If it's cold, wear a long-sleeved shirt underneath.
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Chuck E. Arla | Mar 03, 2012, 12:26 PM EST
George Dillon,
You are quite mistaken. The AOH is an American organization, thus they are expressing their complaints in the US to a US retail chain. For the AOH to have ignored Urban Outfitters but instead complained to/about Primark in Ireland would be hypocrtical.
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JBRAFTREE | Mar 03, 2012, 12:11 PM EST
You "Right Coasters", take care of business!!!!
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ANDYSPOT | Mar 03, 2012, 11:35 AM EST
Being an Irishman who has lived here for the past seventeen years,former NYC bartender, the first thing remember when I left New York was thank god I don't have bartend on ST. Patricks day.. If the shoe fits.... I do go out on "pattys" day but not till late and not to an Irish pub. This message is brought to by our friends at bud,guinness,jameson and baileys
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ciaradexy | Mar 03, 2012, 11:10 AM EST
Georgie, I might be many things, I may even be a fool but Im not a Plastic Paddy unlike yourself!
Johnnyb, Im looking for the offended irish person too!
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johhnyb | Mar 03, 2012, 10:34 AM EST
The outrage is palpable here in Ireland. Well it probably is if I could just find that person who is outraged. There must be someone...anyone?
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GeorgeDillon | Mar 03, 2012, 10:26 AM EST
Curdexter: When I think of you, I can't get too angry about the T-shirts which depict the Irish as fools and morons. They got it right in at least one case!
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JohnKinMD | Mar 03, 2012, 10:11 AM EST
Get a LIFE people.
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colkelley | Mar 03, 2012, 10:02 AM EST
Simple - in today's America you CANNOT be offended, discriminated against, or the victim of racism unless you a not white or not Christian. Caucasians are fair game with absolutely no recourse and even as a longtime atheist I am TIRED of seeing Christians slammed for their beliefs. It just might be time to start "Civil Rights For Whites" marches, stage sit-ins, and exercise civil disobedience. Me, I am going to start WET (White Entertainment Television), IVORY magazine (explains itself), White Movie Stars magazine, White Sports Stars magazine, a clothing line called FWPBWP (For White People By White People and pronounced "FWIPBWIP"), find sponsors for Miss White America, etc., etc. If it is not racist when non-whties do it then it is not racist if whites do it. And in case you think I might be racist I have two half-Filipino sons and one bisexual Black "foster" son who still calls me "Dad." Not racist, just tired of seeing obvious racism explained as "pride."
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CelticQueenUSA | Mar 03, 2012, 09:59 AM EST
BOYCOT!!!!!
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tomgallagher | Mar 03, 2012, 09:54 AM EST
Just stop buying their merchandise.
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ciaradexy | Mar 03, 2012, 09:37 AM EST
Georgie-''How come they don't complain to the Penneys/Primark chain in Ireland,'' because the irish would tell them to go back to the US and worry about their own country! Idiots!
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CitizenWhy | Mar 03, 2012, 09:31 AM EST
Urban Outfitters loves the free publicity. The student/young buyers that buy at Urban Outfitters will delight in knowing that the items they are buying have outraged the old guys. Repeat, in many parts of the US St. Patrick's Day is NOT an Irish event, it's a neo-pagan celebration of naughtiness, a form of Carnival. Carnival was the last time to go wild with sinning before confessing your sins at the beginning of Lent. Carnival was not celebrated in the northern US, but St. Patrick's Day came along to provide an analogy. ... P.S. In the Caribbean and elsewhere St. Patrick represents the head of the VooDoo gods. Will the AOH next be taking on VooDoo?
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Erinlady | Mar 03, 2012, 09:27 AM EST
People that buy ofensive shirts of any kind are just trying to get attention, Ignore the gobshites.
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