http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25217/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/urban-outfitters-makes-blood-stained-kent-state-sweatshirt-feigns-ignorance-after-public-ou <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Media outraged by hipster clothing company’s shirt ‘in bad taste’ </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kristine-marsh">Kristine Marsh</a> </div> </div> </div> <p class="normal">Clothing retailer Urban Outfitters makes trendy and vintage-style clothing for teens and young adults, but its latest offering doesn’t appear to be popular with any age group. Sunday night, the internet noticed when a “vintage” Kent State University sweatshirt went on sale on the company’s website for $129. It wasn’t the ridiculous price that sparked attention but the appearance of blood splatter and stains on the light-colored sweatshirt.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Kristine Marsh is Staff Writer for MRC Culture at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kristine_writes" target="_blank">Follow Kristine Marsh on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/urban-outfitters-makes-blood-stained-kent-state-sweatshirt-feigns-ignorance-after-public-ou" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Business Politics Kent State Urban Outfitters Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:25:24 +0000 mike.ciandella 47133 at http://archive2.mrc.org