Someone forgot their WWII history

[brit]

www.zara.com/us/en/kids/baby-boy-%283-months---3-years%29/t-shirts/striped-%22sheriff%22-t-shirt-c271048p2096022.html?sharedProduct=true

[mcc]

AYFKM?!

[Deleted]

What the fuck

[panicked]

That can't be real. Can'eta: it's supposed to be a sheriff badge? How did that make it to production?!

[v]

[Pom]

And not one person caught this? Holy shit.

[miniroller]

I have a feeling the designer is a young WASP???

[Deleted]

W.T.F.

[heythere]

Wtf. Wow.

[jerseyjaybird]

:^)

[winnied]

Aug 26, 2014 20:06:03 GMT -5 miniroller said:

I have a feeling the designer is a young WASP???

The worst part is that this had to be seen by tons of people to get where it is now. Did not a single person think this would be a horrible idea?

[mcsangel2]

Holy fuck.

[kaylie]

Shit.

[Deleted]

What. The. Fuck.

$.10 says the designer got a C in World History too. Humanities, they matter.

[hamster]

So..umm...I know this is going to make me look like an idiot, but what is the significance? I 100% acknowledge I don't remember much of my WW history facts. I'm also embarrassed to admit this to the board. But at least I'm asking?

[krystee]

The blue stripes plus yellow star is basically a concentration camp uniform.

[pink]

Wow. I just can't.

[pink]

Aug 26, 2014 22:27:26 GMT -5 hamster said:

So..umm...I know this is going to make me look like an idiot, but what is the significance? I 100% acknowledge I don't remember much of my WW history facts. I'm also embarrassed to admit this to the board. But at least I'm asking?

It's ok, I showed it to DH and our friend, horrified, and DH did not understand what the problem was.

The Nazis used symbols (star - Jewish, pink triangle - gay) that had to be worn by the "unworthy." Not all uniforms in the camps had the star, depended which one. But the combination of that with the striped pajamas (which was the uniform for everyone) is particularly appalling.

ETA: the star was mostly used before the Jewish people were sent to the camps

Zara is from Spain, which I can't decide is better or worse.

[212]

The fuck?

[Deleted]

Egads! That is not good. So, are the little dots on the ends of the star supposed this look fun and youthful?

[demelza]

omg!!!!!!!

[agnes]

Aug 26, 2014 22:56:17 GMT -5 @forcuatro said:

Egads! That is not good. So, are the little dots on the ends of the star supposed this look fun and youthful?

im assuming they thought it looked like a Sherif's badge but failed miserably.

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Aug 26, 2014 23:28:22 GMT -5 agnes said:

Aug 26, 2014 22:56:17 GMT -5 @forcuatro said:

Egads! That is not good. So, are the little dots on the ends of the star supposed this look fun and youthful?

im assuming they thought it looked like a Sherif's badge but failed miserably.

I agree but it still looks like bad.

[wise_rita]

Totally random: what was that book? A YA fiction book where the girl had to wear the star. I don't think I'm thinking of Anne Frank (which is obviously not fiction).

Not the stripped pyjamas one. Any idea?

[gogadgetgo]

Aug 27, 2014 0:17:32 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Totally random: what was that book? A YA fiction book where the girl had to wear the star. I don't think I'm thinking of Anne Frank (which is obviously not fiction).

Not the stripped pyjamas one. Any idea?

Number the stars? Lois Lowry

[wise_rita]

Aug 27, 2014 0:28:06 GMT -5 gogadgetgo said:

Aug 27, 2014 0:17:32 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Totally random: what was that book? A YA fiction book where the girl had to wear the star. I don't think I'm thinking of Anne Frank (which is obviously not fiction).

Not the stripped pyjamas one. Any idea?

Number the stars? Lois Lowry

Boom! That's it.

Man I love the power of the interwebz.

[chickens987]

Oh shit.

[rikki]

I'm glad to see that it's no longer available to buy on their site.

[raangoli]

Aug 27, 2014 6:10:44 GMT -5 rikki said:

I'm glad to see that it's no longer available to buy on their site.

Thankfully, someone came to their senses. 

[winnied]

After I saw it on here I posted it on FB and tagged ZARA. It got a lot of responses and a few shares.