Urban Outfitters Apologizes For Selling Bloodied Kent State Sweatshirts
Too soon?
Retail clothing store Urban Outfitters is apologizing today after selling a sweatshirt on its web site that some see as trivializing a campus shooting from the Vietnam War era.
The red faded Kent State University sweatshirt, billed by the company as a vintage find, retailed for $129 and is now listed on the site as sold out after someone purchased the company's single available sweatshirt.
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