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Feb. 28th, 2008 | 08:21 pm
posted by: coldneedles in kissmyassvogue

The f-word uk blog picked up on this t-shirt from David and Goliath (the same company behind the dubious "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them" brand).







I very quickly emailed them at david@davidandgoliath.com, although other people emailed them at questions@davidandgoliath.com. Perhaps mean spiritedly I hope the company gets floods of complaints about this.

"Your "No means no, well maybe if I'm drunk!" is a horribly tasteless and irresponsible. I cannot believe that a retailer would actually produce a t-shirt making light of rape, especially aimed at a young audience. This perpetuates the view that plying someone with alcohol until they 'consent' is acceptable. Shame on you!"

I know this isn't strictly to do with beauty standards, but, as I have seen many t-shirts with similar sentiments, it certainly says a lot about what some clothing companies think of women and rape. Frighteningly a lot of the public probably shares the same attitudes.

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stephanie

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from: 1800savetheday
date: Feb. 28th, 2008 09:50 pm (UTC)
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Wow that is just. Really really upsetting. And really just. It makes me want to cry.

I'm going to write a letter too. Gosh.

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fermé

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from: missinfinity
date: Feb. 28th, 2008 09:54 pm (UTC)
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NOT COOL.

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Emiwee

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from: juicy_peach
date: Feb. 28th, 2008 10:47 pm (UTC)
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Ew...and I have a t-shirt from that company. It's not tasteless and I bought it five years or so ago. Still, I'm ashamed that I own it.

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Reckless Kelly

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from: shiningstar55
date: Feb. 28th, 2008 10:59 pm (UTC)
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That is just horrendous.

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kostika

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from: kostika
date: Feb. 28th, 2008 11:17 pm (UTC)
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naw I'd say it fits the community. It is fashion related and statement tshirts are a big thing right now.

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Jen

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from: jekesta
date: Feb. 28th, 2008 11:50 pm (UTC)
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Fucking hell.

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from: vulgarcriminal
date: Feb. 29th, 2008 06:59 am (UTC)
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You could contact local media and mention he's also a dirty plagiarist!

http://www.miketyndall.com/todd_goldman/

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Alicia

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from: laundertoe
date: Feb. 29th, 2008 12:46 pm (UTC)
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That kind of humor is really popular right now and it makes me wonder what kind of influence it has on more impressionable folk. I remember around 2003 hearing that kind of thing between friends joking around and myself being the only one saying "wow, thats really fucked up" and consequently being labeled as a square. That shirt and ones like it *must* be triggering for passers-by. How do you know who you pass on the street or on your college campus has been attacked and who hasn't? I'm not the most sensitive person you'll ever meet but that to me is crossing a lot of boundaries. *shudder*

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Alicia

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from: laundertoe
date: Feb. 29th, 2008 12:55 pm (UTC)
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I'm sure you've seen this, too, but some of the other screen-printed ladies tees are pretty bad, too. "I'm too pretty to do math" "Its my first time I swear" "Miss Slut"... Okay I could go on. Maybe I'm just so ticked about the trend in college-age girls acting the way they do not realizing the impact it has on their self-image and how others see them. Being college age myself this is something that truly upsets me every. single. day.

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ariel

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from: unprotectedrex
date: Feb. 29th, 2008 06:02 pm (UTC)
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I sent in a link to the shirt to the blog Feministing:
http://feministing.com/archives/008698.html
And today, the shirt has already been pulled from the site after all the complaint mail they've gotten!:
http://feministing.com/archives/008704.html

Thanks so much for posting this!

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Emiwee

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from: juicy_peach
date: Feb. 29th, 2008 07:42 pm (UTC)
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Yay! :D

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from: moonkisu
date: Mar. 1st, 2008 06:33 pm (UTC)
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just a stupid company trying to be cheeky and 'cute' .. unfortunately, they fail.

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