T-shirt companies promise to stop selling ‘Holocaugh’ T-shirts

Jewish groups have spoken out against online T-shirt companies Teespring and Redbubble who were selling shirts with the phrase “I survived the Holocaugh” on them, a white supremacist meme. Both Redbubble and Teespring responded to the StopAntisemitism.org’s tweet and acknowledged that the shirts broke their community guidelines and would be removed.

Disturbing #antisemitic clothing is being sold on @redbubble and @teespring

The attire references 'Holocough', a white supremacist meme that was circulated in May - "If you have the bug, give a hug. Spread the flu to every Jew. Holocough"

More: https://t.co/j8Lu2kHKNm pic.twitter.com/E0IzyJklM4

— StopAntisemitism.org (@StopAntisemites) December 1, 2020

According to the Daily Beast, the phrase ‘Holocaugh’ has gone through several permutations in the white supremacist community. It began as a threat by extremists who wanted to weaponize the virus against the Jewish community: “COVID-19. If you have the bug, give a hug. Spread the flu to every Jew. Holocough,” said a popular meme.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The nature of this content is not acceptable nor is it in line with our Community Guidelines (https://t.co/i9QomrA7Dx) and has been removed.

— Redbubble Help (@RedbubbleHelp) December 1, 2020

It later became a rallying cry for conspiracy theorists either alleging that the pandemic was a deliberate Jewish invention, or denying it outright, just as Holocaust deniers deny the Holocaust.

Source: forward