One sign at a protest read, “The Holocaust is not a marketing op.” The photo also prompted small protests outside the shop on Saturday. “We are looking at all options to fix and address this unfortunate circumstance.” “To make a mockery of the Holocaust in any form is unacceptable and completely insensitive,” owner and company President Ben Goorin said. of San Francisco said on Instagram that it was “horrified” by the patch. The photo was shared widely on social media with the hashtag “hateworks” and prompted hat maker Stetson to announce that it was pulling its products from the store.
I sincerely apologize for any insensitivity.” My hope was to share my genuine concern & fear, and to do all that I can to make sure that nothing like that ever happens again. "My intent was not to exploit or make a profit. That is not who I am & what I stand for," Gaskins wrote. “In NO WAY did I intend to trivialize the Star of David or disrespect what happened to millions of people. Gaskins later deleted the photo and issued an apology Saturday. I pay much more respect to history by standing up with the fallen than offering silence and compliance.” "If you don’t understand what is happening, that is on you not me.
“People are so outraged by my post? But are you outraged with the tyranny the world is experiencing?" Gaskins said on Instagram. A caption with the photo advertised the patches for $5 apiece. The photo posted by Gigi Gaskins, owner of HatWrksNashville, shows her smiling and wearing the badge that looks similar in shape and color to those that the Nazis forced Jews to wear in Europe during the Holocaust.
GIGI GASKINS PATCH
(AP) - The owner of a Tennessee hat shop is dealing with pushback after posting a photo of herself to social media wearing a yellow patch resembling the Star of David with the words “not vaccinated.”
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