Ground zero gift shop offensive?

They have gift shops is pretty much all museums. From holocaust museums to the teddy bear museum. I don't see why the outrage? It is normal.

I'm still undecided how I feel about this, but having googled it seems that the Auschwitz gift shop sells books and photos rather than snow domes and pencils.

Having an ornament of the actual twin towers is somewhat odd. Nothing wrong with commemorating those who perished but doing it through tacky gifts just seems.....tasteless.

They have gift shops is pretty much all museums. From holocaust museums to the teddy bear museum. I don't see why the outrage? It is normal.

I totally agree. Why should it be offensive...?
Of course it depends on the nature of the gifts. But the fact that there is a gift shop is neither offensive nor insensitive.

This has America written all over it. It's kind of repugnant, but as the mezzil said - if that's all they take from the day, then they deserve to be ripped off.

I would say it is not offensive, it is just simply irrelevant. Whenever I go a museum I tend not to go the gift shop because I don't see the point. I always give a donation, but that is it. I suppose America is just money driven and will do anything to increase profits. Some people will buy materialistic "stuff", and other people particularly families of the victims will find it offensive, which I empathize with. But I'd rather the person buy a snow dome and the profit go to the upkeep of the museum, than going down the road and spending the money on a big mac and chips. In my view anyway.

well i find it quite reassuring that they have a gift shop. the Twin Towers were commercial centers, buying and selling stuff in the free American tradition.
the *******s who attacked them would have hated the gift shop... so i applaud it.