Group Decries T-Shirt Making Fun Of Mexico
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Group Decries T-Shirt Making Fun Of Mexico
POSTED: 10:35 am PDT July 22, 2005
UPDATED: 11:41 am PDT July 22, 2005
PHILADELPHIA -- The Anti-Defamation League has asked Philadelphia-based retailer Urban Outfitters to stop selling a T-shirt that reads, "New Mexico, Cleaner than Regular Mexico."
ADL regional director Barry Morrison says the shirt is calling Mexico a dirty place.
The retailer, which targets 18- to 30-year-old shoppers, has run into controversy before.
Two years ago, it was stopped selling a game called "Ghettopoly" after protests by black civil rights leaders. Last year, it halted sales of a T-shirt that read "Everyone Loves A Jewish Girl," surrounded by dollar signs, after the Anti-Defamation League voiced its objections.
Phone calls seeking comment from the company weren't immediately returned. The company operates 77 Urban Outfitters stores in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.