Artist claims she was banned from Facebook for selling MAGA hats that she turned into Nazi armbands and KKK hoods
- Kate Kretz from Maryland says she is only 'addressing hate speech'
- As part of her work, she resews MAGA hats and sells them online
- One of her pieces is a Nazi armband and another is a Ku Klux Klan hood
- She says Facebook removed a photo of one then disabled her account
An artist claims she was reprimanded by Facebook for 'hate speech' after sharing photographs of MAGA hats she turned into Nazi armbands and KKK hoods.
Kate Kretz from Maryland said a photograph of a Nazi armband was taken down by the site, which claimed she had 'violated community standards'.
She complained and claims to have had her entire account, where she sells the pieces, disabled.
Kate Kretz from Maryland says a photograph of a Nazi armband was taken down by the Facebook, which claimed she had 'violated community standards'
Another one of Kretz's controversial designs is this Ku Klux Klan hood
One page linked to Kretz, which still has photos of the pieces, remains active.
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As part of her art, she rips apart the Trump-campaign hats and resews them.
Other pieces include one called 'the disease that thought it was the cure.'
The artist only ever buys counterfeit versions of the hats, she says, because she does not want to contribute to the president's re-election efforts.
Another one of Kretz's designs - 'The Disease That Thought It Was The Cure'
Kretz, pictured, believes she is 'addressing' hate speech and not spreading it
Kretz buys counterfeit hats to ensure she does not contribute to Trump's re-election campaign, then resews them
Kretz fumed that her work had been taken down, telling WUSA9 that she was entitled to a 'fair hearing' from the website.
'I read a lot about people who are wearing these hats, and they say that they’re harmless, they’re innocuous, and this series is a way of calling them out,' she said, explaining her work.
She says she is not perpetuating hate speech but 'addressing it'.
'I understand doing things for the greater good.
'However, I think artists are a big part of Facebook’s content providers, and they owe us a fair hearing,' she said.
Facebook has not commented.
