Er, as a West Texan who frequently goes to New Mexico, I'm here to tell you in their defense, the above is pretty much their only bragging point.
Posted on 07/23/2005 7:57:27 AM PDT by Graybeard58
"New Mexico, Cleaner than Regular Mexico."
"This is saying that the country of Mexico is a dirty place," said Barry Morrison, regional director of the civil rights group. "Dirty can be interpreted figuratively and literally."
The group wants the Philadelphia-based retailer to get rid of all its inventory.
Urban Outfitters did not immediately return calls for comment Friday. The retailer, which targets 18- to 30-year-olds, has run into similar controversy before.
Two years ago, it 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 objected.
A "Voting is for Old People" T-shirt angered pro-voting groups.
Urban Outfitters operates 77 stores in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. This year, first-quarter profits rose by 60 percent to $27.4 million, compared to the same period a year ago.
Let me guess: It just goes away when the proletarians are the ones being "offended."
LMAO
Gee, where's freedom of expression now?
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Yes, where are the communist hoards of the ACLU railing and ranting about First Amendement Rights of the oppressed?? (barf bucket please)
Um isn't that a try statement, I have never been to New Mexico, but I have been to Mexico and it really is not a clean place.
Er, as a West Texan who frequently goes to New Mexico, I'm here to tell you in their defense, the above is pretty much their only bragging point.
that should read true statement, not try.... lol
Nice try...
While I understand why this t-shirt may offend Mexicans, it's folly to suggest that Mexico is not "a dirty country."
Hook Mr. Morrison up to a polygraph and ask him if he would trade the air quality of Mexico City to that of any American metropolis. Ask him if he knows of any American city where entire families live and are raised in the city dump. And, finally, ask him how many people who cross over from New Mexico to Mexico vs. Mexico to New Mexico.
I have been to Mexico , it is a dirty place.
Dirty in more ways than one.
No kidding - same type of liberals who claim it's a right to burn the US flag, don't want a retailer selling shirts that far more fit freedom of expression.
I too dislike some of the shirts messages - but the one in question this time is actually a TRUE statement....
Free advertising is the best advertising.
Mexico IS dirty both physically and politically.
BTW, since when is the statement of fact an offensive attack?
Oooopppssss....nevermind.
I bet if the shirt had an anti US statement on it it would be okay to sell.
"This is saying that the country of Mexico is a dirty place," said Barry Morrison
Ya, I have been to Mexico .. and it is!
NM ping
I've lived both in New Mexico and West Texas. New Mexico may not be perfect but at least it's not West Texas.
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