Who owns this jewelry store? Hitler?!?!
A Brooklyn jewelry store came under fire from politicians Tuesday for hawking earrings that look like swastikas.
The Bejeweled shop in Greenpoint has sold out of all but one pair of the controversial accessory — studs that closely resemble the Nazi symbol.
“It’s totally outrageous,” said City Councilman Steve Levin (D-Greenpoint), who called on Bejeweled to stop selling the earrings.
“They should be sensitive to what that symbol means to Jews around the world.”
The swastika, popularized by the Nazis, is originally a symbol for eternity in Tibetan Buddhism.
Says the store owner:
“These people are ignorant,” said the manager, who declined to give her name. “They shouldn’t say anything if they don’t know anything about symbols. I find this offensive.”
Unfortunately, ain’t nobody tryna hear that isht!
State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) called the manager’s defense “nauseating.”
“It’s sick. It’s insulting. It’s degrading,” Hikind said.
“The average person, when they see a swastika, they see it as a symbol of hate. End of story.”
Sorry chief you lose, this is America not Tibet. If there was a symbol of “Peace and Harmony” that was shaped like a lynch noose you’d be having even bigger problems!
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