TurdBerglar
02-17-2007, 02:48 PM
i just got this in an enmail. i thought it was kinda funny and random
We need you to help us stop Wal-Mart’s use of Nazi imagery once and for all.
On Nov. 9, 2006, a blog named Bent Corner revealed Wal-Mart was selling a t-shirt with the insignia of Nazi Germany’s 3rd SS Division Totenkopf.
On Nov. 13, 2006, Wal-Mart said it would stop selling and immediately remove the t-shirts with the Nazi insignia.
But, last week, bloggers from Consumerist were still able to buy the offensive t-shirt at a Wal-Mart store in Georgia.
This outrage prompted 21 bi-partisan members of the U.S. Congress, led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, to write Wal-Mart and say, “We are gravely dismayed about Wal-Mart’s inaction on its pledge to remove this product from its stores, and we ask that you take immediate steps to comply with last November’s commitment to remove this offensive merchandise from your shelves.”
Please sign our petition calling on Wal-Mart to immediately end its use of Nazi imagery, once and for all:
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/nazishirts/
Unfortunately, this is not the first time Wal-Mart has used a Nazi image.
Last year, Wal-Mart used a Nazi image in a newspaper ad attacking a local community group in Arizona. The Anti-Defamation League, our campaign and public officials all denounced Wal-Mart’s ad, and Wal-Mart was forced to pull the ad and apologize to the public.
Now, it’s time to stop Wal-Mart’s use of Nazi imagery once and for all.
Please sign our petition: http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/nazishirts/
The day when companies like Wal-Mart could lie to the American people and get away with it are over.
By holding Wal-Mart accountable, these bloggers and our campaign are proving the power we all have to join together and change Wal-Mart and change corporate America for the better.
Let’s keep up the fight.
Thank you for all that you do,
Jeremy Bird
WakeUpWalMart.com
P.S. Here are three links of interest to this story:
The original Wal-Mart Nazi t-shirt blog post:
http://www.bentcorner.com/2006/11/09/wal-mart-is-selling-shirts-with-a-nazi-ss-skull-on-it/
The latest Wal-Mart Nazi t-shirt sale:
http://consumerist.com/consumer/3rd-ss-division-totenkopf/
A Chicago Tribune article on Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s letter to Wal-Mart:
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/news/article.html?article=583
We need you to help us stop Wal-Mart’s use of Nazi imagery once and for all.
On Nov. 9, 2006, a blog named Bent Corner revealed Wal-Mart was selling a t-shirt with the insignia of Nazi Germany’s 3rd SS Division Totenkopf.
On Nov. 13, 2006, Wal-Mart said it would stop selling and immediately remove the t-shirts with the Nazi insignia.
But, last week, bloggers from Consumerist were still able to buy the offensive t-shirt at a Wal-Mart store in Georgia.
This outrage prompted 21 bi-partisan members of the U.S. Congress, led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, to write Wal-Mart and say, “We are gravely dismayed about Wal-Mart’s inaction on its pledge to remove this product from its stores, and we ask that you take immediate steps to comply with last November’s commitment to remove this offensive merchandise from your shelves.”
Please sign our petition calling on Wal-Mart to immediately end its use of Nazi imagery, once and for all:
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/nazishirts/
Unfortunately, this is not the first time Wal-Mart has used a Nazi image.
Last year, Wal-Mart used a Nazi image in a newspaper ad attacking a local community group in Arizona. The Anti-Defamation League, our campaign and public officials all denounced Wal-Mart’s ad, and Wal-Mart was forced to pull the ad and apologize to the public.
Now, it’s time to stop Wal-Mart’s use of Nazi imagery once and for all.
Please sign our petition: http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/nazishirts/
The day when companies like Wal-Mart could lie to the American people and get away with it are over.
By holding Wal-Mart accountable, these bloggers and our campaign are proving the power we all have to join together and change Wal-Mart and change corporate America for the better.
Let’s keep up the fight.
Thank you for all that you do,
Jeremy Bird
WakeUpWalMart.com
P.S. Here are three links of interest to this story:
The original Wal-Mart Nazi t-shirt blog post:
http://www.bentcorner.com/2006/11/09/wal-mart-is-selling-shirts-with-a-nazi-ss-skull-on-it/
The latest Wal-Mart Nazi t-shirt sale:
http://consumerist.com/consumer/3rd-ss-division-totenkopf/
A Chicago Tribune article on Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s letter to Wal-Mart:
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/news/article.html?article=583