Outrage in the United States for the use of a symbol …

A hat company from United States sparked sharp criticism and outrage by promoting a patch of a yellow Star of David, like the one the Nazis used to identify Jews in the Nazi Germany, with the motto “unvaccinated” In the center.

The HatWRKS store in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday shared an already deleted photo on their Instagram account that announced the arrival of the patches priced at $ 5. The image showed a woman, supposedly the owner of the business, with a yellow Star of David with the message “not vaccinated” on his black T-shirt.

“Your Nazi star badges are perhaps the most offensive and anti-Semitic thing I have ever seen,” a user posted on the Facebook company, while others used the label #HATEWORKS, a play on words between hat (hat) and hate (hate). In addition, as we saw in the local media on Saturday, Several dozen demonstrators gathered at the doors of the company, some waving banners that read: “No Nazis in Nashville!”.

The Stetson Company, famous for its Western-style hats, said yesterday that “as a result of the offensive content and divided opinions, Stetson and our distribution partners they will stop selling all Stetson products to HatWRKS in Nashville. ”

The company, which regularly posted content on social media against the restrictions of the coronavirus and the country’s president, Democrat Joe Biden, replaced his controversial post with one that addressed his critics.

“Are people so outraged by my post? But are you outraged by the tyranny the world is experiencing?” “If they don’t understand what’s going on, it’s their thing, not mine.”

A few hours ago, they did a final dump to explain their intentions as an apology. “We did not want to disrespect what millions of people have suffered. Our intention is to express our concern and fear about the situation. We sincerely apologize for any offense we have caused,” said the post on Instagram.

HatWRKS controversy comes same week as Republican MP Marjorie Taylor Greene compared the requirement to wear masks with the yellow stars the Nazis imposed on Jews.

“Vaccinated employees are given a vaccination logo, just as the Nazis forced Jews to wear a gold star “the Georgia representative tweeted about a company that puts a badge on the company cards of employees fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Biden criticized the recent anti-Semitic attacks in the United States on Friday, saying in a statement: “We cannot allow the toxic combination of hate, dangerous lies and conspiracy theories to endanger our compatriots.”