@urbanoutfitters

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There’s a whole lot of buzz going on right now on twitter. @urbanoutfitters is trending and not in a good way.

Apparently Urban Outfitters messed up two fold.

1. They ripped off designs from a small etsy artist http://imakeshinythings.tumblr.com/post/5855716317/not-cool-urban-outfitters-not-cool

2. The president of the company is against gay marriage.

My opinions will defiantly not be popular ones but they were too long to tweet in 140 characters which is why this is a blog post for today.

In regards to no.1

Urban Outfitters

vs.

Independent Etsy Artist United/World of Love line

I agree this is not cool, but it happens all the time. Some thing hip and trendy gets popular enough and moves into the mainstream market. I see this all the time at Forever 21. Every accessory they have in there store reminds me of a cheap china knock off of something lovely and handmade from etsy. I’ve also just recently saw this state love concept on Tip Junky from lollyjane’s blog post .

Custom Wedding Map 8 x 10 Print
Customize Your Home is Where the Heart Is World or USA 8 x 10
So clearly this concept is out there and being done in all different mediums by all different people. I still think it sucks major butt, but urban outfitters are not the first to do such a thing and they won’t be the last.
On to number 2.
Now this is going to make me really unpopular, but I’m glad urban outfitters is against gay marriage. I feel in today’s society it’s taboo to say against gay marriage or the gay lifestyle, because if you are you are automatically labeled as someone who hates gays or someone who is unsympathetic to the travesty going on with bullying and teen suicides. Which is completely not true. I do not agree with the homosexual lifestyle, but all persons should be treated with the same love, kindness, and respect. The fact that the person is gay does not justify despicable behavior. My personal and religious beliefs put me on the moral and ethical side against gay marriage. Without getting too much into religion and politics I personally believe marriage should be between a man and a woman because that is how God designed it and how He intended it to be. The president was true to his convictions and will most likely lose his job for going against the majority. I’m sorry but I’m one twitter tweep that has no problem with @urbanoutfitters being against gay marriage and I hope you won’t label me and judge me for it.
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