Tennessee hat shop in storm over ‘not vaccinated’ Star of David badges – By Victoria Bekiempis (The Guardian) / May 29 2021
HatWRKS was slammed on social media as antisemitic and ‘disgusting’ after which the post was deleted
A hat shop in Nashville, Tennessee that reportedly sold “Not Vaccinated” badges resembling the yellow Star of David which Jewish people were forced to wear by the Nazis has removed a post promoting the item, following extensive criticism online.
The now-deleted post on an Instagram account for hatWRKS showed a smiling woman touching the front of her shirt, to which a patch was affixed, with the caption: “Patches are here!!”
The post said the patches cost $5 each and had a “strong adhesive back”. HatWRKS said it would be “offering trucker caps soon”.
This utterly repulsive shop in #Tennessee is selling ‘not vaccinated’ yellow stars, desecrating the memory of all victims of the Holocaust. It should be shut down immediately. #Antisemitism pic.twitter.com/RhqP4KDHKD
— Brendan May (@bmay) May 28, 2021
