As if Jeff Bezos hasn't given us enough reasons to stop buying stuff on Amazon, this comes along: The site is peddling fake ICE and border patrol merch for inadequately endowed white males who amuse themselves by acting like they have the authority to seize allegedly undocumented people off the streets.
The swag is on Etsy, too. This is distressing to all of us who buy from small businesses and creators on that site.
In hearings today, Congresswoman Julie Johnson (D-TX) said to Homeland Security cosplayer and famous puppy killer Kristi Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified."
Nothing gives us a skeevier feeling than seeing those masked men grabbing people and hustling them off. Who are they? Hired guns from Erik Prince and Blackwater? Pardoned Jan-Sixers? Both? (We actually suspect the Jan-Sixers, because so many of them are out of shape.)
We've called out Etsy on social media but aren't expecting them to explain themselves or, better, take the merchandise down. Which means we'll have to seriously rethink patronizing that site anymore. Another thing Benedict Donald has ruined for us. We cats HISS.
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