Metal Mulisha licensee threatens suit over school ban
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There are few things we appreciate as much as a good, old-fashioned dress-code kerfuffle.
In Sunday’s paper, our compatriot Shan Li reported that the licensees of the motocross-inspired action-sports label Metal Mulisha were threatening to sue Murrieta Valley Unified School District over a ban of the brand’s logo.
Apparently, backers of the ban consider the jagged lightning-bolt letters and the helmet-wearing skull that make up the brand’s logo Nazi-esque references that are tantamount to hate speech (which is prohibited under the school’s dress code).
Read the full story here: ‘Clothing company threatens to sue over school district ban.’
Hate speech or free speech? What do you think?
-- Adam Tschorn