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יום שני, 7 במרץ 2011
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יום חמישי, 3 בפברואר 2011
CAMELS ON THE LOOSE
Urban Outfitters is no stranger to controversy – last year, a feminist activist sewed the store because they sold womens T-shirts with slogans like “Eat less”, which according to her was hurtful towards women. But now they’re causing controversy in another way. Pictures of the upcoming catalog were publicized in the company's blog. The pictures were shot in none other than- Tel Aviv! Of course there is nothing wrong with shooting photos here in Israel, but the whole situation was not fitting well with Urban Outfitters reputation amongst Jew's and Israeli's in particular.
In 2008 the company sold keffiyeh like scarves online. The item was a bestseller until many Jewish bloggers around the world jumped on the company for selling the scarf which was mainly known as the symbol of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, claiming they have an antisemitic agenda. Eventually the company surrendered to the pressure asking them to remove the item from the web sight. Still, the bizzare decision of taking the photo's in Tel Aviv and in the Dead Sea was quite expected and reasonable. The need to fix the injustice caused to the Jewish and Israeli community led them to the wonderful action of contributing to the "White and Blue" economics.
So in that case, who are we to complain and hold a grudge? If only many other company's would come and shoot their catalogs here in the Holy Land. Great photos, great clothes, beautiful models....and camels!!! What could you possibly need more for a catalog?!
Arafat who?!
יום שבת, 4 בדצמבר 2010
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