Is Louis Vuitton really taking sides in the Israel-Hamas war by selling an $820 T-shirt with a graphic logo in the colors of the Palestinian flag?
Some people on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict believe the answer is yes, after a shirt with the LV logo in magenta, green, black and white hit shelves—and social media—this week.
Critics of the shirt say the colors in the logo appear to have been drawn from the colors of the Palestinian flag or a watermelon, an emergent symbol of Palestinian nationalism given its color.
Some have associated it with an inverted red triangle, a symbol sometimes used in the form of an emoji that the Anti-Defamation League’s Hate Crimes Database says sometimes refers to general pro-Palestinian support, but can also indicate support for violent resistance against Israel …
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