Posted on 03/20/2015 1:34:36 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
DALLAS – Hey, you want to make a fashion statement with what you wear, right? What you wear says a lot about who you are. That’s why a shirt that that says, “Hang Loose” with a picture of a noose is causing major outrage.
Folks on Twitter are reacting in disgust to the manufacturer, Tavik, and the seller — T.J. Maxx.
Not only is this shirt in bad taste, the timing couldn’t be worse. The country is still reeling from the OU frat fallout where members of its SAE chapter were caught on camera singing a chant about hanging people from a tree.
After the backlash, Tavik’s PR Manager said they’re pulling the shirt from retailers ASAP.
And T.J. Maxx is moving into the 21st century and yanking the shirt from all its stores too.
This isn’t the first t-shirt controversy to sweep the nation. Urban Outfitters is in the Hall of Shame for selling shirts emblazoned with the Star of David patch Jews were forced to wear in Nazi Germany.
UO also advertised another shirt was available in “Obama black.”
In fact, the web is full of sites that seem to specialize in selling the most offensive t-shirts possible. But based on the disgust out there on social media about the “Hang Loose Noose,” it looks like this trend of offensive chic is worn out.
First things first. The country is NOT reeling from the SAE fallout whatever it may be. Another liberal hand-wringing session and an opportunity to be offended.
Yet Che shirts can be seen on every campus, and one California university named a cafe after this murderous thug
There has never been a single case of a Christian (or Jewish) Conservative involved with lynching. In fact, at Tea Party events I've attended, blacks and Mexicans (as long as they're legal) are treated quite well. Conservatives simply don't see skin color...as long as the individual is also pro-God, pro-American, pro-life, pro-gun and anti-sodomy.
the buyer for that company should be collecting carts at Walmart, not making decisions.
another shirt was available in “Obama black.”
Which would be what — a shade of sienna?
Kind of reminds me of those “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” T-shirts worn by grown men who play basketball all the time or those “I Can’t Breathe” jerseys worn by those little, rich white princess basketball teams.
Some things are offensive. Others are just stupid. This is stupid. But a society that has allowed FCUK T’s for the last generation can’t complain about “stupid.”
And Lenin “strolls” through Seattle...
Because everyone knows that black people in America are the only people in the history of Earth to every be hanged.
Just like being slaves... they were the only ones.
/s
The country is REELING?
How many people were murdered by ISIS this week in Syria and Iraq, or blown up in Tunisia and Yemen, and no one cares. But the country is REELING from a stupid frat boy prank?
SAD
We are now at a point where a picture of a noose, anywhere, in any context, is racist.
Yep. I read a month or two back where some SOB (Son of Barack) compared a cotton stalk to the Nazi Swastika.
Both were eeevil racess symbols, dontacha know.
I think it’s funny. Sue me.
Oh man. I gotta get one of those shirts!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.