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Etsy Discards Lord Ganesh Flip-flops Hours after Hindu Protest
The Ganesh flip-flops, earlier selling for $25 at Etsy.com, do not show up anymore.
An Indian American activist group that has achieved some success in the past in convincing online retailers like Amazon and Wayfair to withdraw products carrying the image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh, has now persuaded Brooklyn, New York-based e-commerce company Etsy, Inc., to do the same.
Etsy, Inc. withdrew flip-flops carrying an image of Lord Ganesh from its website in less than six hours after the advocacy group of Indian American Hindus protested, calling it “highly inappropriate.”