Tennessee hat shop hatWRKS apologizes for posting Star of David 'Not Vaccinated' patch... [View all]

[Eugene]

Earlier DU threads:

• Stetson hats ceases business with Nashville HatWRKS
• Looks like the owner of hatWRKS hasn't learned a single thing.

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Source: Nashville Tennessean

Tennessee hat shop apologizes for posting Star of David 'Not Vaccinated' patch; Jewish groups decry social media post

Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean
Sun, May 30, 2021, 6:58 PM·3 min read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee hat seller removed an Instagram post after fueling social media controversy selling a patch that looks like the Jewish Star of David.

HatWRKS, run by hatmaker Gigi Gaskins, posted a photo of a woman wearing a bright yellow star sticker with the words: "Not Vaccinated."

Social media users responded with the hashtag #HateWorks, calling the patch anti-Semitic and "disgusting." The original Instagram post had thousands of comments before being taken down.

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Hatwrks later posted an apology Saturday, stating the business did not mean to "trivialize" or "disrespect" what happened during the Holocaust.

"In no way did I intend to trivialize the Star of David or disrespect what happened to millions of people. That is not who I am & what I stand for. My intent was not to exploit or make a profit."

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/tennessee-hat-shop-under-fire-173659113.html