Urban Outfitters Sells Terrible, Blood-Stained Kent State Sweatshirt; Basis for 'Ohio' for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Maybe you're not in touch with American history or maybe you figured Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young just randomly named its 1970 hit "Ohio" randomly. Maybe you're a tasteless designer/promoter for the Urban Outfitters company and decided that this "vintage" sweatshirt from Kent State University was an okay thing to sell.

The item in question is an otherwise regular Kent State sweatshirt, except the cool appears to be a white and red with the blood-splatter emphasis on the left-shoulder. The school's official seal appears on the front. It was one-of-a-kind item, available for $129, which quickly reemerged on eBay after being bought. We're not sure whether to shame the new seller for being shameless or congratulate them for their business acumen...the item was listed for $2,500.

Urban Outfitters released a bland non-apology.

"Urban Outfitters sincerely apologizes for any offense our Vintage Kent State Sweatshirt may have caused. It was never our intention to allude to the tragic events that took place at Kent State in 1970 and we are extremely saddened that this item was perceived as such," the company stated. "The one-of-a-kind item was purchased as part of our sun-faded vintage collection. There is no blood on this shirt nor has this item been altered in any way. The red stains are discoloration from the original shade of the shirt and the holes are from natural wear and fray."

You can check out a University of Texas sweatshirt from the same line, which seems to have faded much more evenly than its Kent State counterpart.

Neil Young gets mad if you even clap along to "Ohio" in concert so we hope he'll go off on the clothing retailer soon.

It's not the first musical controversy involving the store. Critics laid into the brand and frontman Ian MacKaye when the store began selling Minor Threat T-shirts for upwards of $30, seemingly offending the sensibility of hardcore in every sense.