TWITTERATI OFFENDED - So ban those cute cowboy baby pyjamas, you fcuking Nazi lovers.

Lapin

Clothing retailer Zara has been forced to withdraw a cute childs pyjama top from their Cowboy Baby Range because a few people have likened it to the uniform worn by inmates in Nazi concentration camps.

The top which features horizontal stripes and a sewn-on yellow star emblazoned with the word SHERIFF has been pulled from all outlets and internet sales by Zara. Some, (with overactive imaginations) have likened the sheriff badge emblem to the Jewish Star of David.

The top was clearly not designed to resemble the holocaust uniforms in any way. They had vertical stripes.

Is it right that a few people who claim to be offended by something can have so much influence over the purchasing choices of rest of us and deny us our right to buy pyjamas for our little children?


http://rt.com/news/183184-zara-holocaust-nazi-pyjamas/

Note ^^^ Not a Daily Mail link !

pablomakaveli

Saw that earlier. Bit of an over the top reaction imo. If i saw a kid wearing that i'd think cowboy before concentration camp prisoner.

Cookie_Monster

I honestly don't understand why any major company uses or cares about twitter, nothing but insta-outrage trollish soundbites

Dartz

I suppose it's as well the grand old Swastika laundry folded when it did.

It was giving German tourists heart attacks well into the 80's. Those red vans with a black swastika on a white background.... can you imagine that in the modern day and age with the internet?

bear1

And the world has officially gone bat **** crazy.

whirlpool

It's a bit too similar for my liking, yeah! It's creepy!

ArtSmart

The Twitterati.

I never thought I'd live to see that word.

Hotfail.com

It does look like the pyjamas though.

Panthro

Babies need to grow up.

Dermighty

To me, It does look like a prison inmate uniform way more than anything else, I wouldn't think holocaust though.

Karl Stein

As a prisoner who wears striped clothes I find this very offensive.

suicide_circus

pale blue and white stripes on pjs - yes
Breast pocket star on pjs - yes
Stripes AND star on pjs - maybe not

Blue stripes and a yellow star?

Not a great look for a baby, unless Auschwitz survivor is the look you're actually aiming for.

MadsL

TIL: A RT.com link is more credible than an Daily Mail one. Hmmm.

FullblownRose

same company had to withdraw handbags with swastika patterns in the past. the pyjamas dont look right.

wazky

FullblownRose wrote: »

same company had to withdraw handbags with swastika patterns in the past. the pyjamas dont look right.

You're right, should be vertical stripes not horizontal

FullblownRose

wazky wrote: »

You're right, should be vertical stripes not horizontal

tres bien

Ice Storm

the Israeli office going as far as saying that they will “exterminate” the pajamas, creating another mini-controversy in the process.

Had to laugh at pjs being exterminated.

Lapin

MadsL wrote: »

TIL: A RT.com link is more credible than an Daily Mail one. Hmmm.

Other sources - LBC and BBC

I only mentioned the Mail in my OP as that is usually the publication of choice in After Hours when it comes to discussing matters like this.

conorh91

political correctness gone mad, (Joe).

No but seriously, over the top.

Have you ever thought about the amount of times you see the words "Appalling", "Outrage", or "Shocking" on Twitter?

They live in a constant state of panic.

Fcuking shower must have adrenal glands the size of footballs.

FullblownRose

I for one am not outraged..i reckon most people think it's a bit tacky and not the most intelligent bit of fashion design work ever...

Canis Lupus

Can't say I'm offended but it's definitely more gas chamber than cowboy.

Lyaiera

I was expecting to go into it thinking it was an overreaction to something innocuous but those pyjamas really do look like concentration camp uniforms.

conorh91

Lyaiera wrote: »

I was expecting to go into it thinking it was an overreaction to something innocuous but those pyjamas really do look like concentration camp uniforms.

Yeah they do, a bit.

But if you've survived the concentration camps, or if your relatives did, I'm sure your skin is a lot thicker than tweeting @Zara to express your horror at thoughtless Mommy buying allowed buy these pyjamas for her six-year old.

When I look at those pajamas, I feel grateful for the absence of any right of mine to feel offended by them.

The Diabolical Monocle

FullblownRose wrote: »

I for one am not outraged..i reckon most people think it's a bit tacky and not the most intelligent bit of fashion design work ever...

Yep.
Dont know if I'd go so far as to ban them - but no kids of mine would be wearing them, looks mental, how much more similar could a design get. Only a buffoon or a crafty advertising dept would put that on the shelf.

Hotfail.com

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Yep.
Dont know if I'd go so far as to ban them - but no kids of mine would be wearing them, looks mental, only a buffoon or a crafty advertising dept would put that on the shelf.

They weren't "banned" though, Zara decided to withdraw them from sale after seeing the reaction. It was their choice to do this so I don't see why the OP's made a big deal of it.

Saying they were "Forced to withdraw" them is simply wrong, unless I'm missing something.

The Diabolical Monocle

Hotfail.com wrote: »

They weren't "banned" though, Zara decided to withdraw them from sale after seeing the reaction. It was their choice to do this so I don't see why the OP's made a big deal of it.

banned, withdrawn .... soooorrrry.


language nazi.

Dont be at yourself

This is almost as bad as the Hitler Teapot thing a few months ago. I mean, it looks nothing like Hitler:

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/21/41/06/214106bafa6a2330c7394c6844da8933.jpg

Hotfail.com

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

banned, withdrawn .... soooorrrry.


language nazi.

"Banned" suggests some external body forced them into it though, when this wasn't the case. I'm only trying to clarify what actually happened, call me a language nazi again and I'll be dressing you up in the pyjamas :pac:

FullblownRose

Dont be at yourself wrote: »

This is almost as bad as the Hitler Teapot thing a few months ago. I mean, it looks nothing like Hitler:

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/21/41/06/214106bafa6a2330c7394c6844da8933.jpg

Ah now it does look a little bit like Hitler if you turn your head sideways and squint at it.

foggy_lad

Sales must be bad if they have to create this kind of publicity for themselves!

As for the item, it is quite clearly intended to be offensive and need to be withdrawn! Everyone knows a sheriff's badge is a 5 pointed star not 6 and also that stripes are only for bad cowboys who end up breaking stones on the chain gang/labour camp.

Shame on this miserable company for doing this awful thing just to sell their overpriced clothes.

kowloon

It's the armbands with Jude written on them that I think they should stop selling.

Da Shins Kelly

It does look like concentration camp clothes, but I don't know if I'm only seeing it because of all the outrage about it or would I have noticed it anyway. If I just saw a random kid wearing it without having read a bunch of people complaining about how it looks Holocaust-y, I don't know that I would see the similarities. Once one person points something out though, you can't stop seeing it.

Lapin

Hotfail.com wrote: »

They weren't "banned" though, Zara decided to withdraw them from sale after seeing the reaction. It was their choice to do this so I don't see why the OP's made a big deal of it.

Saying they were "Forced to withdraw" them is simply wrong, unless I'm missing something.

To address your pedantry, I'm not calling for anything to be banned.

The headline in my OP is simply a reflection of the will of the permanently offended, (and worse - those who seek to be offended on behalf of others).

The ever present outrage of the twitterati and people like those who queue up to vent their spleen on Liveline everyday ensure that Zara had little choice but to take this item off the market as they were effectively 'forced to withdraw' it due to the negative publicity generated by the chronically appalled.

Those who rush to judgement to complain about such things must have little for doing but I suppose it gives them something to occupy their time before jumping into their SUV to collect their kids from school 300 yards away.

Clankatron

I had to stare at the picture for a few seconds before I copped what the issue was. The stripes are horizontal and stars weren't worn on the pyjamas. But this has been pointed out already. Fuss about nothing.

Esel

As long as the sheriff's badge is not rusty...

Esel

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

banned, withdrawn .... soooorrrry.


language nazi.

1h 46m to Godwin - no cigar this time...

Lyaiera

Lapin wrote: »

To address your pedantry, I'm not calling for anything to be banned.

The headline in my OP is simply a reflection of the will of the permanently offended, (and worse - those who seek to be offended on behalf of others).

The ever present outrage of the twitterati and people like those who queue up to vent their spleen on Liveline everyday ensure that Zara had little choice but to take this item off the market as they were effectively 'forced to withdraw' it due to the negative publicity generated by the chronically appalled.

Those who rush to judgement to complain about such things must have little for doing but I suppose it gives them something to occupy their time before jumping into their SUV to collect their kids from school 300 yards away.

If you want one that badly I'll sew it for you.

Lyaiera

Esel wrote: »

1h 46m to Godwin - no cigar this time...

I think it was Godwined before it began. Read the thread title.

Oryx

They're awful looking pjs anyway. If I saw them without being told what the theme was the last thing I would think of is cowboy!

Mark Tapley

Lapin wrote: »

To address your pedantry, I'm not calling for anything to be banned.

The headline in my OP is simply a reflection of the will of the permanently offended, (and worse - those who seek to be offended on behalf of others).

The ever present outrage of the twitterati and people like those who queue up to vent their spleen on Liveline everyday ensure that Zara had little choice but to take this item off the market as they were effectively 'forced to withdraw' it due to the negative publicity generated by the chronically appalled.

Those who rush to judgement to complain about such things must have little for doing but I suppose it gives them something to occupy their time before jumping into their SUV to collect their kids from school 300 yards away.

Are you outraged by their outrage?

Lapin

Mark Tapley wrote: »

Are you outraged by their outrage?

Nah.

blade1

I suppose if the baby is in a cot looking out through the bars, then yeah it would suit then alright!

Oink

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Saw that earlier. Bit of an over the top reaction imo. If i saw a kid wearing that i'd think cowboy before concentration camp prisoner.

With a cowboy hat etc., maybe.

Just like that on its own, I saw a camp uniform straight away, there's no two ways about it. How NOBODY in Zara saw even a passing ressemblance, I do not know.

Timberrrrrrrr

foggy_lad wrote: »

Sales must be bad if they have to create this kind of publicity for themselves!

As for the item, it is quite clearly intended to be offensive and need to be withdrawn! Everyone knows a sheriff's badge is a 5 pointed star not 6 and also that stripes are only for bad cowboys who end up breaking stones on the chain gang/labour camp.

Shame on this miserable company for doing this awful thing just to sell their overpriced clothes.

Not necessarily so

Can't post links so just close the http to complete it

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stoneill

The PJ's are alright - it was the free tattoo of a number on your kids arm that I objected to.

Balmed Out

Regardless of the direction of the stripes it is a bit ott. The boy in the striped pyjamas immediately comes to mind. Correct to withdraw it.

gandalf

It really makes you wonder do some of these designers actually stand back and look at what they just put together. Anyone who has a clue about history would take one look at that and go "errr that looks a bit dodgy alright"!!!

Frank Lee Midere

They probably did this.

1) create a range of clothing with stripes, plain colours etc.
2) add different badges

One of them upset the Internet.

Timberrrrrrrr

gandalf wrote: »

It really makes you wonder do some of these designers actually stand back and look at what they just put together. Anyone who has a clue about history would take one look at that and go "errr that looks a bit dodgy alright"!!!

Depends on the age of the designer, Most kids these days don't know what happened 75 minutes ago never mind 75 years ago.

Grayson

I read the story this morning and the first thing I thought when I saw them was "concentration camp". They look exactly like a concentration camp uniform. I had to read the story to see that they were supposedly a sheriffs uniform. I thought that everyone would think like me, but after reading the thread, obviously not everyone does.

It might be a sheriffs outfit but it is extremely like a concentration camp outfit.