Urban Outfitters is under fire from the Anti-Defamation League over a T-shirt that bears a design that resembles a Star of David patch—you know, the kind worn by Jews during the Holocaust. Which means that Jews can now join the Navajo Nation, the Irish, independent jewelry designers, Miley Cyrus and parents on the illustrious list of groups and people who have been pissed off and/or offended by Urban Outfitters products.
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Urban Outfitters Offends Jewish Group For Selling Star Of David Knock-Off Shirt
Anti-Defamation League Opposes Mosque Near Ground Zero
The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization whose programs "counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry," has finally weighed in on the controversy engulfing an Islamic group that wants to build a community center and mosque near the World Trade Center site. This should calm everybody down:
Ronan Tynan To Sing For Anti-Defamation League As Penance
Earlier this month, celebrated Irish tenor Ronan Tynan lost his regular gig singing "God Bless America" at Yankee Stadium during the formerly forced seventh inning patriotism stretch. The Yankees cut him loose because he got caught making an anti-Semitic remark to a prospective apartment buyer in his building; when the broker told him not to worry because the buyers weren't Red Sox fans, Tynan replied, "I don’t care about that, as long as they are not Jewish." For good measure, he added that some Jewish women who'd seen the apartment were "scary."
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