Do You Consider This Offensive?

[Nawzlew]

Clothing giant Gap has pulled a controversial T-shirt off its warehouse shelves after outraged consumers lashed out via social media.

The simple, dark-blue T-shirt with "MANIFEST DESTINY" printed on it in stark white letters was part of the "Gap x GQ" collection, a joint effort between Gap and GQ Magazine to showcase America's best new designers.

"Unfortunately, the meaning of my 'Manifest Destiny' T shirt has been misconstrued and the sentiment behind it grossly misunderstood," McNairy posted on Twitter on Tuesday, blatantly disregarding his "survival of the fittest" quip. "I first learned of Manifest Destiny in American History in Junior High School. To me it has always meant that one could set goals, work hard, and achieve their dreams. Having the opportunity to design for the Gap was the realization of one of my dreams. This phrase and they way I used it was in no way meant to be offensive or hurtful, and I apologize to those who might have interpreted it in that manner."

"This article of clothing promotes a belief that has resulted in the mass genocide of indigenous people, and it serves to normalize oppression," wrote Dorit I, who launched the petition. "This shirt is marketed to teens and young adults, and it gives no context for the racism and inequality that persists in our society, to this day, as a result of this doctrine."

 

[hugheyfreeman]

wait ...how's it offensive.?
 

 

[mmg]

wait ...how's it offensive.?
 

 

[Kev93]

Nope. Wouldn't wear it either.

 

[hybridsoldier23]

I don't understand why this is offensive to people

 

[|A-Man|]

I'm offended as a realist and pragmatist but hell if you really look at the words they do contradict.

I do get what it's most famous for and represents and that can be offensive too if you're educated about that period of history and dislike it but if that offends a lot of words and phrases would like GOD bless America for one. It's not like American soldiers were killing the natives of this land we call America yelling "MANIFEST DESTINY!"

I don't understand why this is offensive to people

Damn yall ****** don't read? Read the OP to get some context. You can't be that clueless with the answer right in front of you.

 

[RIP sleazyy]

 

[teamjordan79]

yea god bless america is worse than this

 

[PRIME]

I don't get it.

Just sounds like another group of sensitive people being sensitive... Again...

People cry and moan about any and everything these days. They know that shirt wasn't made to offend people, and that phrase wasn't being used in the context that they took it.

 

[trilluminated]

i woulda copped it..

but i guess it wasn't pre-arranged by god for me to get it.

 

[Nawzlew]

Oh, the shirt was being sold for $30 btw.

 

[RIP sleazyy]

Oh, the shirt was being sold for $30 btw.

this is more offensive than the shirt itself.

 

[julius wrek]

Hey_

After reading the responses from GAP's official post on Facebook about this, I observed that a lot of the people saying "get over it", and "don't take things so personally", aren't people of color...

Julius F. Wrek

 

[trilluminated]

it was basically the slogan being used by americans while they were out there stealing land from everybody..

which is kind of ironic seeing as how they believed that the US would expand because that's how god wanted it.

thou shall not steal my ***.

 

[thadocta]

Oh, the shirt was being sold for $30 btw.

this is more offensive than the shirt itself.

realtalk

 

[PRIME]

LRG made one too a while back- i didnt hear nothing about that one

Thats what I'm saying.

People pick and choose what to be offended by. Who to be offended by. And when to be offended.

Theres **** like this all around us everyday.

 

[airthompson]

Genocide, Hitler, Manifesto? Thats why it's offensive? If so they gotta point

 

[RIP sleazyy]

LRG made one too a while back- i didnt hear nothing about that one

Thats what I'm saying.

People pick and choose what to be offended by. Who to be offended by. And when to be offended.

Theres **** like this all around us everyday.

yep.

tshirthell is still active but this gets pulled

 

[jking0821]

I can see why it is offensive....but yet we still have Columbus day

 

[huynher]

Makes sense though. Definitely stereotyping, but I imagine the Gap "crowd" is typically a bunch of softies consisting of middle-aged soccer moms who buy their son's clothes for them [though they have some gems here and there]. We've all seen more offensive things, but given this context, I can see why they'd just pull the shirt off the shelves.

 

[ninerfaithful]

I can see why it is offensive....but yet we still have Columbus day

We barely celebrate it here in Cali. The only things closed are banks

 

[Nawzlew]

I can see why it is offensive....but yet we still have Columbus day

We barely celebrate it here in Cali. The only things closed are banks

Srs, don't even get school off.

 

[ryda421]

soft generation

EDIT:

^^^

but we still celebrate thanksgiving right?

 

[Nawzlew]

soft generation

EDIT:

^^^

but we still celebrate thanksgiving right?

Of course.

But there's just that period from September to November with no days off (except for Labor Day)

 

[PRIME]

soft generation

EDIT:

^^^

but we still celebrate thanksgiving right?

Shhhhh.... Their ignorance can't understand your logic and common sense.