Urban Outfitters put itself on the naughty list with a holiday line including drugs, profanity and sexual innuendo.
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Your
mailbox has probably been filling up with holiday catalogs and circulars. But one
retailer that's popular with teenagers is catching some flak for profanity in
their ads.
Urban Outfitters put itself on the naughty list with a holiday line
including drugs, profanity and sexual innuendo. They are in mailboxes across
the country and just in case you missed it, Urban Outfitters will send you the
profanity for free.
The cheeky
ads aren't aiming for class, more like gag gifts with no apologies or warnings.
The
alternative unisex clothing store is wrapping up Christmas with a bow with and the
B-word and that's not the only degrading term; Santa isn't looking for Mrs. Claus,
but a garden tool.
If gift
paper isn't your thing, Urban Outfitters has you covered with suggestive
ornaments and this green isn't mistletoe.
Santa isn't
the only one making a list and checking it twice, but an activist group says
the store targets teens. The American Family Association's One Million Moms
says the company "consistently" uses profane language in its
merchandise and has been on AFA's watch list for at least three years.
Urban Outfitters
is based in Philadelphia, but they have 400 locations nationwide with five
retail brands including Anthropologie and Free People. Their customers are
mostly teenagers and young adults.