From Cosmopolitan UK

Zara has taken down a skirt from its website after complaints that the item features hate symbols with alt-right connotations.

The denim skirt in question appears to have been embroidered with Pepe the Frog – an originally harmless illustration created by the cartoonist Matt Furie as part of his comic strip in 2005, but which has since been claimed by white supremacists.

Zara is really out there trying to sell a P*pe the frog skirt, apparently unaware (?) of its current implications https://t.co/gQ3bimsdg2 - meagan 🥀 (@meaganrosae) April 18, 2017

A Chicago-based writer initially drew the internet's attention to the garment by sharing it on Twitter with the caption: "Zara is really out there trying to sell a P*pe the frog skirt, apparently unaware (?) of its current implications."

The Anti-Defamation League recently classified the green-faced cartoon meme as a hate symbol, and added it to the organisation's database, which also includes the swastika and the confederate flag.

The organisation clarified (via The Cut): "It is important to examine use of the meme only in context. The mere fact of posting a Pepe meme does not mean that someone is racist or a white supremacist.

"However, if the meme itself is racist or anti-Semitic in nature, or if it appears in a context containing bigoted or offensive language or symbols, then it may have been used for hateful purposes."

Furie had previously told Esquire that his formerly innocent amphibian drawing was "very chill and mundane and absurd".

The shredded denim skirt was part of the high-street brand's Festival Edition, but has since been removed from the Spanish fashion label's website.

Zara was accused of selling anti-Semitic clothing in 2014 with its striped T-shirts featuring a yellow star, drawing comparisons with what Jewish citizens were forced to wear during the Nazi Occupation.

We have reached out to Zara for comment.

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