Racist The Walking Dead T-Shirt pulled after complaints

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Hahahahahaha, I couldn't quite believe this when I read about it yesterday, but it seems the media are picking up on this now.

Some idiots have taken offence at this (probably professional taking offencers) and complained so Primark have pulled it from sale.

Methodist minister Mr Lucraft pointed out that the “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe” counting rhyme - which has been around since the 18th century - originally included the line: “catch a n***er’ by his toe.”
He said: “We were shocked when we came face to face with a new t-shirt with a racially explicit graphic and text.

“It was fantastically offensive and I can only assume that no-one in the process of ordering it knew what they were doing or were aware of its subliminal messages.”

He continued by claiming that the image “...relates directly to the practice of assaulting black people in America.”

“It is directly threatening of a racist assault, and if I were black and were faced by a wearer I would know just where I stood.’”
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It's time to buy one online I think.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-t-shirt-racist-offensive-negan-a7591906.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-t-shirt-racist-offensive-negan-a7591906.html


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I seen this yesterday and just thought "WTF!?" when I was little it was catch a spider by the toe or a piggy, I was vaguely aware of the old n word usage but it wouldn't have even crossed my mind until the article reminded me of it.
 
The t-shirt doesn't contain the 'N' word so I don't see the problem. Oh hang on, the complaint is coming from a faith head, now I understand.
 
Yeah, to my knowledge, growing up it was always 'tiger by the toe'. These sort of things always put me in mind of the Morgan Freeman video.
 
tom_e said:
I seen this yesterday and just thought "WTF!?" when I was little it was catch a spider by the toe or a piggy, I was vaguely aware of the old n word usage but it wouldn't have even crossed my mind until the article reminded me of it.
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Yeah it was always tiger when I was growing up.
 
I'd heard it as the N word as a kid, and if the t-shirt actually had it in full that'd be pretty bad. But it doesn't so don't really see the issue :/ People will complain about anything these days...
 
The racist connotations for that nursery rhyme seem to be imbedded moreso in American history, just a few professional complainers is pointing this out. What is more surprising is Primark not offering the least bit of resistance.
 
diamount said:
The racist connotations for that nursery rhyme seem to be imbedded moreso in American history, just a few professional complainers is pointing this out. What is more surprising is Primark not offering the least bit of resistance.
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Probably afraid.
 
Yeah seems to be more of an American thing; here it's usually baby or spider.

The offence at the t-shirt's contents is tenuous at best.

Companies are too afraid to stand up to religious idiots nowadays because they don't want to be seen as being discriminatory.
 
I went to school in the 60's and 70's and can emphatically state, when the rhyme was recited, it was the "n" word. And no-one batted an eyelid.

I guess Primark should have had more sense and foreseen this item would not survive our liberalista PC world of today.
 
It was always baby when I were a lad, although that has slight paedo connotations I suppose.

Anyway lolz
 
I really, really wish that someday a company will stand up to these permanently offended SJW types and just say 'No'. There's nothing wrong with that shirt slogan whatsoever. I suppose not offending the vocal minority is more important to their profits than standing up to 'positive racism'.
 
Can't really see it from the racist angle but it is kind of tasteless - even as someone fairly liberal/tries to be open minded and not easily shocked I'd be a little concerned if a child of mine was wearing a t-shirt like that.
 
MikeTheNative said:
Can I ask how old you are? I'm 23 and I never knew the racist origins until very recently.
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I'm 41 and it was always the 'n' word when I was growing up - as a kid didn't really know any better - got a clip or 2 round the ear at home for saying the rhyme so simply kept it's use to the playground or out messing with friends.

if you knew me you'd know I'm the least pc/leftie/sjw person you'd ever likely meet but I wouldn't wear that t-shirt simply as I know what the original wording of the rhyme was and it was racist. so I understand where the complaint is coming from. very short sighted of Primark to have stocked it in the first place, guessing the buyer/stocker responsible is from a younger generation that doesn't know the original wording.
 
I'm amazed that so many people don't know the origins to the rhyme!

when you do know it, it's pretty rough. and yes, they should have pulled it.

That rhyme, although now changed (to nonsensical), will still carry racism from days of old, and should also stop being used.
 
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