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Shoe Company Coclico Calls Boot Color ‘Kentucky Negro’ (UPDATED)
Naming products is a tricky business, but it’s fairly easy to come up with something that doesn’t seem horribly racist. Or so we thought.
PHOTO: Someone Put A Picture Of The 9/11 Attack On A Shirt
We get that people use their clothing to make statements. But we don’t like this one, not one little bit.
Jay-Z Pulls Controversial ‘Occupy All Streets’ T-Shirt Offline
We wish we didn’t have to report on yet another offensive, controversial t-shirt being pulled from e-commerce sites, and yet, here we are. Saturday morning, Jay-Z took his much-maligned “Occupy All Streets” t-shirts off the sales rack.
‘World War II Evacuee’ Costume For Little Girls Is Most Offensive Of All Time (UPDATED)
Just when we thought some headway was being made with the whole offensive costume situation in this country, we came across the worst costume of all time. Are you going to be a World War II evacuee for Halloween?
When Will Stores Stop With The Offensive ‘Girls Can’t Do Math’ Bit?
Did you know girls are, like, really bad at math? Because they totally are! And it’s soooo funny LOLOL, but it’s okay because they can buy clothes instead!
World’s Most Offensive Shirt Company Makes Fun Of Rape, Murder, And Domestic Abuse
Generally if there’s a product on sale, that means there must be some kind of a market for it, right? OK, so let us ask you this: who would actually buy a t-shirt that says “Calm down dear. Let’s not turn this rape into a murder!”?
Hair Salon Says Its Offensive Domestic Abuse Ad Is Not Offensive
Fluid, a hair salon in Edmonton, Canada, has earned a reputation for being edgy and pushing boundaries. One of the ways it’s accomplished this is by running ads depicting a woman in an abusive relationship sporting a black eye (with really fun hair!). And guess what’s even edgier? Refusing to apologize for that ad when people complain that it’s offensive.
Vogue Italia Backtracks After Declaring ‘Slave Earrings’ A Trend
For every step forward Vogue Italia and Franca Sozzani take — spotlighting black and plus-sized models, speaking out against pro-anorexia websites — they seem to take quite a few steps back. Like, for example, declaring “slave earrings” an important trend.
Clothing Label Apologizes For Naming Coat After A Concentration Camp
After being slammed with criticism for naming one of its parkas after a Sex Pistols song that references a World War II-era concentration camp last week, the Australian clothing label Evil Twin has issued a formal apology. In an email sent to Styleite this morning, the brand characterized the naming of the parka as an oversight, and vowed that it did not intend to offend or upset any of its customers, retailers, or anyone else.
WATCH: This Absurd Tajazzle Commercial Is Super Offensive
Let’s cut to the chase: to “Tajazzle” is to powder, roll on flavored goo and then bedazzle your lady bits. Not only is the concept itself absurd, the related infomercial is one of the most ridiculous things we’ve ever seen.
TIME WARP: These Vintage Ads Are Incredibly Disturbing
If those vintage men’s magazine covers from a couple of weeks ago weren’t ridiculous enough, we have a new batch of old school offensiveness for you this afternoon!
TIME WARP: Vintage Men’s Mags Are Seriously Offensive
Today’s men’s magazines boast their fair share of offensiveness, but they have nothing on the men’s mags of yore. Trust us — that stuff was offensive. A brief perusing of old magazine covers, via BuzzFeed, highlighted a bizarre preoccupation with Nazis, rape and other violent sexual imagery. Oh, also: husband swapping.
Norma Kamali Tells Models To Go On A Liquid Diet
Fact: women are all but force-fed the thin ideal since birth. Fact: most models are thin. Fact: liquid diets should not be used without a doctor’s guidance. So then why is designer Norma Kamali extolling their virtues?
7 Most Offensive Fashion Ads Of All Time
Think the fashion world is all beautiful people, in beautiful clothes, doing beautiful things? Think again. In fact, a new study published in the Journal of Consumer research found that when it comes to those glossy adverts, we women like things a little rougher — “grotesque” even. Accordingly, we did our own, erm, research and pulled together seven of the most terrifying ads we’ve ever seen.
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