UPDATE, January 2, 2013: The retail strategy team for Urban Outfitters responded to us tonight.
Tonight we got a tweet from SUNY Fredonia’s @LatinosU about a shirt found at an Urban Outfitters and posted on Twitpic.
When we asked about the context of the shirt, here is what we were told:
@latinorebels @dyco It was being sold in the @urbanoutfitters in @queens_center Mall in Elmhurst, New York.
—LU de SUNY Fredonia (@LatinosU) December 30, 2012
Others on Twitter also weighed in:
@latinosu @latinorebels very racist. It’s pigeon- holing hispanics and latinos into the minimum wage category. Stereotyping at its finest.
— Stephanie Balcacer (@rubyrednyc) December 30, 2012
Long live fashion racism. Granted, the shirt could be part of the store’s consignment section, but still… why even display it? A quick search at Urban Outfitters’ site does not include the shirt. We plan to reach out to UO for comment.
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