Offensive gear in stores

houses to stores. but not everyone is outraged over items .. some feel memorialize atrocities or the people behind them. abc-7’s iris lopez asks — is the outrage selective? nats sound: protests “take it down” a symbol of slavery for some — a reminder of soldiers’ sacrifice for others. you won’t find the confederate flag t- shirts on ebay or amazon anymore, but you will find plenty with the nazi swastica. … along with che guevara gear. t- shirts showing the man who ordered the executions without trial of hundreds of cuban opponents can be found in downtown el paso, too — for a few bucks. across town, in canutillo — a memorabilia shop offering nazi items. a picture of adolph hitler, known for his 20th century genocide, sits right above the cash register. this utep student was surprised. “anything such a that i think should be kept in closed shelves or anything for special orders.” teri knock, owner of the whoopee bowl antique mall told me she doesn’t mean to offend anyone, and she has no plans to remove the confederate flags she sells, either. one frequent shopper at the store agrees. “theres enormous histor associated with that. it was a struggle that is dear to those who understand history and appreciate history b-roll and if you don’t know that you’re doomed to ignorance and your own existence will be questioned by somebody else that comes along and wants to annihilate what your history was.” “i think th if we’re removing one racial symbol off of the shelves, then we should be removing all racial symbols off the shelf.” althoug most utep students i spoke with quickly said offensive items should be removed… “um yea.” “yes.” one said first amendment should be protected first. “some of those should be take down, but it’s also a thing about freedom of speech, but sometimes it goes too far.” offensive or historical? the pendelum continues to swing. iris lopez, abc-7. ” just the good old boys, never meaning no harm.” it’s the end of the road for the dukes of hazzard — at least on t-v land. the network is dropping the show from its line-up. they won’t say whether it’s because the car, the general lee, featured on the show displays a confederate