Thursday, February 19, 2004
They've never purveyed anything but crap anyway...
Dear Urban Outfitters,
I have purchased many items of clothing from UO over the years. Today, a friend brought to my attention that your product line includes a T-shirt bearing the slogan "Voting Is For Old People." Your website's photograph features a "young person" wearing this Tee.
My question is: When did UO adopt a policy of promoting subjection, oppression, bondage, and eventual death and annihilation? (You do realize that those are almost certainly the conditions which would obtain in the United States if everyone who was not an "old person" followed the advice of your shirt and chose not to vote.)
You may reply that the shirt's message is meant to be "ironic" and thus "hip." Well, that shirt is not ironic, it is not funny, and only the biggest assholes in the universe would consider it "hip." Do "the biggest assholes in the universe" represent your target clientele?
In any case, I will certainly never buy anything from OU ever again, and I will urge everyone I know to do the same (that includes quite a few "hip" "young people" here in New York City--all of us voters, by the way).
Be sure to NOT ADD ME TO ANY EMAIL LIST.
Thanks for your attention.
Sincerely,
Blicero
posted by Blicero : 2/19/2004 02:07:00 AM
I have purchased many items of clothing from UO over the years. Today, a friend brought to my attention that your product line includes a T-shirt bearing the slogan "Voting Is For Old People." Your website's photograph features a "young person" wearing this Tee.
My question is: When did UO adopt a policy of promoting subjection, oppression, bondage, and eventual death and annihilation? (You do realize that those are almost certainly the conditions which would obtain in the United States if everyone who was not an "old person" followed the advice of your shirt and chose not to vote.)
You may reply that the shirt's message is meant to be "ironic" and thus "hip." Well, that shirt is not ironic, it is not funny, and only the biggest assholes in the universe would consider it "hip." Do "the biggest assholes in the universe" represent your target clientele?
In any case, I will certainly never buy anything from OU ever again, and I will urge everyone I know to do the same (that includes quite a few "hip" "young people" here in New York City--all of us voters, by the way).
Be sure to NOT ADD ME TO ANY EMAIL LIST.
Thanks for your attention.
Sincerely,
Blicero
posted by Blicero : 2/19/2004 02:07:00 AM
