'Santa Claus Hates You' T-Shirt For Sale

POSTED: 8:22 am EST December 14, 2007
UPDATED: 9:26 am EST December 14, 2007

A not-so merry message on a Christmas T-shirt hit the shelves of a local store just in time for the holidays in Florida.

The T-Shirt says, "Santa Claus Hates You," and it shows the usually jolly man giving a not-so jolly gesture.

WJXT's Jennifer Bauer went out to find out what shoppers thought about the shirt.

"Santa Claus flicking me off, man. What can you do?" said one shopper.

The $28 shirt is on sale at Urban Outfitters.

"It doesn't bother me because I really feel people are entitled to freedom of their opinion. I do think it maybe a little harsh for a child," said another shopper.

"I don't like that shirt. I'm a child of the 60s, and I'm about as left as it gets, but I think that's in bad taste," a third shopper said.

While many shoppers seemed shocked by the T-shirt, some said they would buy the shirt as a gag gift.

The Santa shirt was not the first item that drew criticism to Urban Outfitters. A few years ago, the shore faced boycotts after selling a game in their stores called Ghettopoly. The game was eventually pulled from stores.

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