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To be outraged that the 'david and goliath' shop in bluewater is

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seeker · 18/08/2010 16:15

Selling children's t shirts saying 'mum
says I'm on the short bus because I'm special' and 'I keep telling you I'm not a retard'
what do you think- should I fire bomb the place or just write to the md. Or both?

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wahwahwah · 18/08/2010 16:17

There's no need for that at all. Just nasty. Who would put their child in one?

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SoupDragon · 18/08/2010 16:18

WTF???!

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ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 18/08/2010 16:20

What's the 'short bus'?

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MorrisZapp · 18/08/2010 16:20

Those slogans are truly vile, but I suppose what's really outrageous is that there must be (???) a market for this stuff.

At the end of the day, the slogans are shocking and offensive, and there will always be an element who think that 'sticking 2 fingers up at pc' or whatever is funny or cool.

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sanielle · 18/08/2010 16:21

Fire bombing may be very slightly over the top, but otherwise YANBU

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sanielle · 18/08/2010 16:22

Short bus is an american thing. We have the big yellow school buses that take kids to school, the special needs kids would take a short bus. You guys dont have specific school buses so it doesnt really make any sense here anyway

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Itsjustafleshwound · 18/08/2010 16:22

A swift kick to the manager to think to display the T-shirts should do it.

I can't believe that someone even unpacking the shirts could think the use of the word 'retard'was appropriate or remotely funny....

I would speak to the manager and take it further

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seeker · 18/08/2010 16:25

Why is firebombing over the top? They aren't baby sizes, just to clarify- my 9 year old found one his size and was horrified- but no smaller than that.

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princesspuds · 18/08/2010 16:31

I have just looked on their website and didn't see the retard one, but I was really Shock when I saw a couple of TODDLER shirts, one said "are you my daddy" and the other had "broken condom" written on it.....Seriously WTF ?????

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wahwah · 18/08/2010 16:32

'Retard' is also very American. Did you go in and complain? You might wish to speak to tjeanagement company too- I can't imagine they'll be pleased that disablist clothing is being sold in their shopping centre.

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pagwatch · 18/08/2010 16:34

I very rarely get angry about t-shirts that adults wear because part of me thinks it is a good way of identifying wankers.

Butthe idea that a company is making these for children is breathtaking. Good God , how would my DD feel if one of her peers wore one of these on mufti day?

Unbelievable

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ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 18/08/2010 16:35

Ew. How...amusing Hmm And of course if anyone with a disability/child with a disability sees these they will absolutely piss themselves laughing. They won't feel upset, or humiliated, or mocked. Not at all

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melikalikimaka · 18/08/2010 16:43

I can't think of anyone I know that would wear them, can't sell many. My DS1 used to have 'I'm with stupid' tshirt and that's as far as it would go. Not funny or clever. YANBU.

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wahwah · 18/08/2010 16:48

I just looked at the website and couldn't see the t-shirts, but wad viewing on the iPhone, so may have missed it.

Seeker, how are you going to take this forward?

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wahwah · 18/08/2010 16:52

I'm only asking because if you're going to firebomb I may have to find somewhere else to take dd for her shoes!

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pebblejones · 18/08/2010 16:52

Seriously? Who on Earth would put their DC in tshirts with any of these slogans?!

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ShadeofViolet · 18/08/2010 16:59

YANBU.

I have a couple of D&G T-shirts as does DD, but we wont be wearing them anymore!

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pagwatch · 18/08/2010 17:01

I have written to them. Not something I would normally do but these are childrens t-shirts.
I am shocked and considered myself unshockable.

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Glitterknickaz · 18/08/2010 17:03

It's disgusting how disablism doesn't appear to be a crime.

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Nemofish · 18/08/2010 17:07

I agree, totally not acceptable.

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cupcakesandbunting · 18/08/2010 17:08

Very tasteless and wankerish, really. Bleugh.

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princesspuds · 18/08/2010 17:15

I have just gone onto their website and complained, asking if they thought that their sales for those products would outweigh the complaints they would get from parents/carers of disabled family members.

I have a disabled child and although some of their stuff is amusing, I would not purchase any of their stuff out of principle now.

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2kids2dogsandahorse · 18/08/2010 19:19

I like D&G usually but WTF were they thinking of [shocked]

On a lighter note when Gymboree first opened up I found a lovely pale blue girls tshirt with a fairy waving a wand on the front...

... sadly the word underneath was...


.... POOF! Grin

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Spacehopper5 · 18/08/2010 19:30

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LetThereBeRock · 18/08/2010 19:32

YADNBU. And what sort of person would wear that?

How did you contact them Pag? Via their website?

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