Keep Calm and do what, now?

[MisterCreosote]

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:

 

[Dick Whitman]

I'm sure most are aware of "Keep Calm and Carry On" merchandise that's sold these days.

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

 

[Dick Whitman]

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

 

[93Devil]

Chives taste great on potatoes.

 

[BTExpress]

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.

 

[93Devil]

Boy, you guys must be awesome to hang out with at parties.

Get theChive app.

Thank me later.

 

[Mark2010]

somebody actually buys this stuff?

 

[Norrin Radd]

 

[Vombatus]

Moddy?