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Shein: When Public Image No Longer Matters | Corporate Casket

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Shannap - A Wastika Pendant Necklace

Jana Williams, a 21-year-old was scrolling through the She-In website to find a cheap phone case when she came across one of the thousands that were being sold for $1.50. The black phone case showed art of a black man laying on the ground, hands cuffed around his back with a white chalk outline being drawn around him. Earlier in the week, the clothing company decided to play something on their website called Greek carpets but they turned out to be Muslim prayer mats which included the Kaaba. While religious and cultural appropriation is definitely nothing new in the fashion industry, the fact that she ended it twice in one week says a lot. Either they knew it

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