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Keep Calm and do what, now?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MisterCreosote, Mar 4, 2013.

  1. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    I'm sure most are aware of "Keep Calm and Carry On" merchandise that's sold these days. Well, over the weekend, a bunch of parody shirts encouraging violence against women made it onto Amazon.com, containing messages like "Keep Calm and Hit Her" and "Keep Calm and Rape a Lot," and were selling for more than $20 a pop:

    http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/critics-demand-donation-from-amazon-for-selling-t-shirts-that-promote-abuse-171433415.html

    The company's excuse is one of the most asinine backpedals I've ever seen.

    Here's one of them:

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  2. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/94732/
     
  3. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Also:

    http://www.amazon.com/All-Apologies-Rape-Me-Nirvana/dp/B000009FRW/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1362426367&sr=1-4&keywords=Nirvana+rape+me

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  4. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Chives taste great on potatoes.
     
  5. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/94732/


    The great thing about having 23,457 pop culture blind spots is that I never get outraged by any of this stuff . . . because I never see it.
     
  6. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Get theChive app.

    Thank me later.
     
  7. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    somebody actually buys this stuff?
     
  8. Norrin Radd

    Norrin Radd New Member

  9. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    Moddy?
     
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