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Tiki Torch Company: We Have Nothing To Do With White Nationalism
GoDaddy said it was worried "this type of article could incite additional violence, which violates our terms of service."
And the Detroit Red Wings hockey
team said it "vehe- mently
disagreed" with the Charlottesville protest and objected to the "misuse of our logo in this disturb- ing demonstration."
White supremacists who call themselves Detroit Right Wings have held signs, shields and flags bearing an altered Detroit Red Wings logo, with tire spokes resembling Nazi SS lightning bolts.
by Aaron Smith, CNN
Tiki Brand is dis- tancing itself from white nationalists who used tiki torch- es in a protest march in Charlottesville,
Virginia.
"Tiki Brand is not associated in any way with the events that took place in Charlottesville and are deeply sad- dened and disap- pointed," the compa-
ny said in a state- ment Monday. "We do not support their message or the use of our products in this way."
The white national- ists marched at the University of Virginia
on Friday to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. On Saturday, white nationalists clashed with count- er-protesters, and a woman was killed when a car plowed into a crowd.
Tiki Brand, which has 70 employees and is owned by Lamplight Farms Inc. of Wisconsin, said its torches are intended for positive events.
"Our products are designed to enhance backyard
gatherings and to help family and friends connect with each other at home in their yard," the company said.
Other companies have dismissed any association with the white nationalists in Charlottesville.
GoDaddy, which provides domain names for websites, said it was booting the Daily Stormer, a white supremacist and neo-Nazi web- site that posted a derogatory story about Heather Heyer, the woman killed by the car.
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