Miley Cyrus Tweets Rant Against Urban Outfitters

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted May 27th 2011 03:40PM

Miley Cyrus Urban Outfitters twitter rant

There's no doubt that Miley Cyrus is a slave to fashion but who's one retailer that she has no tolerance for? Hipster Mecca, Urban Outfitters. After word that the chain stole a jewelry design from a lesser-known artist, Cyrus took to Twitter to let the skinny jean paradise hear her roar (via Celebuzz).

"Love that everybody is hating on Urban Outfitters," Cyrus tweeted. "Not only do they steal from artists but every time you give them money, you help finance a campaign against gay equality," she continued to tweet with the hashtag 'SHADYASHELL.'

In her Twitter rant, Cyrus sites the recent claim that Urban Outfitters jacked the design behind necklaces shaped like varying states from independent artist, Stevie Koerner, who sells her designs on Etsy.com.

"I'm very disappointed in Urban Outfitters," Koerner wrote on her blog. "I know they have stolen designs from plenty of other artists. I understand that they are a business, but it's not cool to completely rip off an independent designer's work."

But Urban Outfitters' not so flattering penchant for copying isn't the only reason they've got Cyrus up in arms. The company's CEO, Richard Hayne, has donated thousands of dollars to Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum's campaign funds -- the same politician who has openly spoken against gay equality.

"'IF WE ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE NEXT THING U KNOW PEOPLE WILL BE MARRYING GOLD FISH' - Rick Santorum UO contributed $13,000 to this mans campaign," Cyrus continued to tweet.

Could Cyrus actually have an impact on the brand's revenue? Urban Outfitters' PR team better get a move on it before they find out.

Tags: miley cyrus

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Saturday 28 May

By Gregory

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Every1 hating...shut up Cyrus, u know it all, know nothing! Hey Steve, u ever hear of trademarks?!

By alienoverlord666

YOU CAN'T TRADEMARK THE IMAGE OF A STATE!!!!! so no one is Stealing anything

Friday 27 May

By mannequin

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She doesn't like anyone, because no one likes her.

By Vic

Wow, can't stand Miley Cyrus in general. But I think this is the smartest thing she's ever said.

By hello kitty

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That's a generic idea. I wouldn't be surprised if she stole it and is making it a debate in her behalf . Hence her own screen name; SHADYASHELL.

Sunday 29 May

By Lonaka

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That's not her screename its a tag line!....keep up

By Linda

shadyashell is the hashtag, not her screen name, hello kitty. like your user name is original

By LarrBerr

Shadyashell is not her screen name it is the hash tag she used for those posts. If you don't know the difference between screen names and hash tags then look it up.

By jonzbeach

How bout the fact that their clothes are paperthin pieces of crap they sell for 40 bucks, t-shirts, shoes that fall apart after wearing them like once..poorly made clothes. This piece of crap store unfortunately has young people wasting money on their crappy clothes. buy the same thing at Target for LESS

By Mary Beth

As far as stealing other people's work, yeah... shady.

But if the CEO of UO wants to support a candidate that is opposed to gay marriage, then that's his business and that doesn't make him a bad person. It's just a convenient little factoid to stir the pot. Tolerance is a two way street Miley.

By Frank

This is a joke

By Sally G

It is his business, but those who purchase their products may be interested. I know that I consider many factors when choosing what and where to buy; in fact, I have bookmarked a directory of American-made environmentally friendly products to check first before making most purchases.

By wee wee-wee

My goldfish and I are getting serious, what's that Senator's name again?

@wee wee-wee so do we throw fish flakes instead of rice for you and your lucky friend??

By Emily

My goldfish rejected me. I flushed his Azz.

By scooter f15

Just like all the other crap she spits out of her mouth.....nothing but trash!

By Keith

If you look up Hillbilly in the dictionary the definition is " A Michigan farmer"and I don't think the lady is from Michigan butI am. Those who would use the term to degrade others are pretty ignorant themselves in that they don't know what they are talking about.

You are wrong the whole thing is a joke

I don't know what dictionary you're using, Keith, but hillbillies aren't from Michigan. The definition from a real dictionary is:

hillbilly n pl -lies
1. Usually disparaging an unsophisticated person, esp from the mountainous areas in the southeastern US

Not to imply that I think people from the mountainous areas in the SE US should be disparaged. Afterall, being sophisticated doesn't make a person better than anyone else.

By miah

and "ladies" don't give lap dances to men twice their age at their birthday parties. How about "trailer trash"--does that fit?

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