On Urban Outfitters and Jewish masculinities

By Amram Altzman October 27, 2015

I like Jewish boys. A lot. Which is why I was elated when Urban Outfitters released its 2016 Nice Jewish Guys calendar — and then I realized how conflicted I was. While I support the proliferation of the Nice Jewish Boy — and God only knows the world needs more of them — I also…

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Ugly Sweaters: Now for Jews, Too

By Simi Lichtman November 27, 2012

So here it is: I’m That Girl. You know, the one who consciously finds hipster to be cool. The one who shops at the fakest hipster store ever, Urban Outfitters, to look just a little hipster on those few days I can wear some of the expensive hipster clothes I managed to buy without sending…

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How Urban Outfitters is, and is not, like the Sex Pistols [Sensitivity]

By pkessler April 26, 2012

Urban Outfitters recently released a shirt whose insignia bears a resemblance to the Star of David bearing the word JUDE that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust. The ADL wasted no time in condemning the Philadelphia based clothing brand, saying that it is not the first time they have marketed clothing considered offensive….

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Bibi’s Independence Day message; Transgendered Jews; Urban Outfitters offends, and more [Required Reading]

By pkessler April 26, 2012

Yom Ha’atzmaut Sameach! [JTA] Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu wishes constituents a happy independence day. For those who don’t speak Hebrew, the cat and parrot at the end should make it clear that even for Hebrew speakers, this message is bizarre. Click the embedded link for the English version, as well as an insightful discussion about…

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