MAGA hat store owner attacks BLM as brands distance themselves over antisemitic anti-vaxx stars

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David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
June 01, 2021

A Trump-loving, QAnon-promoting, anti-vaxx, anti-mask Nashville hat store owner who boasted she had "one of the largest selections in the world" is finding brands speaking out against the antisemitic yellow wearable "not vaccinated" stars she posted and cutting ties with her business, which she calls HatWRKS.

The Tennessee Holler first identified the antisemitic stars via Twitter. NCRM was the first publication to report on them.

The owner, identified as Gigi Gaskins by The New York Times, is now lashing out at Black Lives Matter as she tries to defend herself by claiming for more than a year she has been fighting tyranny and authoritarianism.

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In addition to Stetson, Dorfman Pacific, Goorin Bros., kangol_headwear, New York Hat & Cap Co., and others have announced they are terminating their relationships with hatWRKS.

https://www.rawstory.com/anti-vaxx-hats/

[bluesbassman]

1. Don't you just love consequence culture?

I know I do.

[tanyev]

2. hatWRKS revealed to be hotMSS

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. The owners of this hat store are idiots

Link to tweet

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[CurtEastPoint]

4. Owner. Singular. One crazy woman. Gigi... womp womp

[obamanut2012]

5. The trust fund baby/slumlord owner walked that apology back half a day later

She freaked after Stetson ended the partnership with her, then doubled down. News is Stetson is removing the sign they have bolted to her storefront today, too. This is from a good friend who lives and works very close to the store, and is part of eeh downtown store owners community.

[haele]

6. I know a couple small niche business retailers.

It takes years and a lot of hard negotiating to get the big name brand vendors to sell at your shop.
She basically threw away ten to fifteen years of work and sacrifice making her business look attractive on a White Privilege fueled QAnon temper tantrum.

Hope she and her heirs enjoys her newly discovered Freedumb from any sort of Social Contract....

Haele

[Claire Oh Nette]

7. I am confused...

What does Black Lives Matter have to do with hats, vaccines, masks, or her decision to mock Holocaust victims?

Look over there, at those people not involved. See, I'm not a racist, I hate lots of people! /s

[BGBD]

8. At this rate she's gonna have to change her store name to

HoodWRKS