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Wal-Mart pulls T-shirts with Nazi imagery In 2004, Wal-Mart got in trouble with the Anti-Defamation League for selling the notorious anti-Semitic text The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. In 2005, the company used Nazi era imagery to fight an “anti-big box” measure in Flagstaff, Ari. Until today, it looked as though Wal-Mart’s 2006 might be relatively Nazi-free. But now, a blog called Bent Corner has exposed Wal-Mart for selling a T-shirt with the image shown here—which is the death’s head worn by the members of the German Nazi SS. Within minutes, Wal-Mart apologized and pledged to remove the shirts from its stores. They seem to be realizing that the Nazi theme is so yesterday. Via Consumerist. —Posted by Tim Nudd

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A spokesman went on to say "Wal-Mart promises to just stick to fake blogs from now on.”

Posted by: makethelogobigger | Nov 12, 2006 3:02:46 PM

is the skull image any less offensive than the wal-mart smiley face?

Posted by: HighJive | Nov 13, 2006 9:31:36 PM

The Death's Head emblem is by no means unique to the 3rd SS. The Luftwaffe's 54th Bomber Wing used the same thing and also bore the 'Totenkopf' nickname. Prussian cavalrymen were the first Germans that I can remember wearing it, and that was back during the Seven Years' War.

Fake edit: Wikipedia says the Russians and Swedes used it too, but I've never heard of that.

Posted by: | Nov 14, 2006 12:41:28 PM

i was at macy's the other night and the same image is on a jacket being sold in the men's department. just sayin, it's not all wal-mart's fault.

Posted by: jonny | Nov 14, 2006 9:31:13 PM

Next year, Jihad-wear.

Posted by: Captain Flumox | Nov 16, 2006 10:40:50 PM

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