Women get their panties in a knot over a harmless shirt

[LJ_Reloaded]

It symbolizes their hunt for gold medals, it ain't a gender insult. Sheesh. Get over it.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/enterta...-controversy-with-olympic-gold-digging-shirt/

Aug 15, 2012 2:40pm
Nike Olympic ‘Gold Digging’ Shirt Stirs Controversy

Nike is in hot water over a new Olympics t-shirt they’ve released, especially since it’s only being offered for women.

The plain black shirt boldly states “Gold Digger” across the chest. The product was intended to reference aspiring to win an Olympic gold medal, but some Facebook and Twitter users would beg to differ.

“Sort of undermines the strong woman image Nike has spent $$ to market,” said one Twitter user.

“Whoever thought a Nike t’shirt emblazoned with ‘GOLD DIGGING’ was a fitting tribute to female Olympians shuld be fired,” said another.

 

[badbabysitter]

first you think gold digging is bad, now you think its good


you really need to get your memes in order

 

[Adre]

The PC police in action

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

first you think gold digging is bad, now you think its good


you really need to get your memes in order

LOL your poor reading skills are showing again. It's not about women who look for rich men. It's about women who are competing FOR A GOLD MEDAL.

 

[warrior queen]

Recall the shirts, reprint them with a medal picture where the 'O' is in the word GOLD, and all will be well in the world again.

 

[badbabysitter]

LOL your poor reading skills are showing again. It's not about women who look for rich men. It's about women who are competing FOR A GOLD MEDAL.

so what you're telling me is that whilst you have created threads decrying gold diggers.. you are now suddenly upset that people are getting upset about shirts proclaiming gold digging


its not my reading skills in question, its your blatant hypocrisy deep-fried in stupidity that's in question


you're only defending the term " gold digging" because it's suiting your gender politics to do so


dumbass

 

[oggbashan]

If the shirt had been made for men and women, there would have been little to complain about.

If it had shown an Olympic gold medal, there would have been little to complain about. The Olympic organisation might have objected, but since fake gold medals were being sold in the streets near the London Olympics, there is not much they could do about it. (except refuse Nike's money. )

 

[Sean]

Nike is in hot water over a new Olympics t-shirt they’ve released, especially since it’s only being offered for women.

Fail.

 

[QueenLevitra]

Recall the shirts, reprint them with a medal picture where the 'O' is in the word GOLD, and all will be well in the world again.

Excellent idea.

 

[oggbashan]

Excellent idea.

Except that the Olympics is over. The shirt is too late...

 

[LJ_Reloaded]

so what you're telling me is that whilst you have created threads decrying gold diggers.. you are now suddenly upset that people are getting upset about shirts proclaiming gold digging

Are you serious? The shirts are about women hunting for GOLD MEDALS, you idiot. Not hunting for rich men? At what point does this sink into your thick skull?

If the shirt had been made for men and women, there would have been little to complain about.

There's nothing legitimate to complain about as it is.

 

[renard_ruse]

...
you're only defending the term " gold digging" because it's suiting your gender politics to do so...

The word is sex not "gender" (gender refers to whether a word is masculine or feminine in certain languages like Spanish, French, German, etc).

 

[blobfish]

This shirt is in bad taste.

 

[phrodeau]

The word is sex not "gender" (gender refers to whether a word is masculine or feminine in certain languages like Spanish, French, German, etc).

Sex politics is something else entirely.

 

[renard_ruse]

As for the shirt, I found it offensive as a heterosexual male because its promoting the idea that men are ATM machines that are only good for their wallets. Its glorifying gold digging and the dehumanization of men. I was stunned when the reporter stated that femanists were the ones objecting to the shirt. I figured they would think it was great.

 

[blobfish]

As for the shirt, I found it offensive as a heterosexual male because its promoting the idea that men are ATM machines that are only good for their wallets. Its glorifying gold digging and the dehumanization of men. I was stunned when the reporter stated that femanists were the ones objecting to the shirt. I figured they would think it was great.

Dumbest post of the week?

 

[warrior queen]

Excellent idea.

Even better, do the recall and then remarket the tshirts specifically to gay men!
Nobody is allowed to get upset at that!

 

[Quoll]

It symbolizes their hunt for gold medals, it ain't a gender insult. Sheesh. Get over it.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/enterta...-controversy-with-olympic-gold-digging-shirt/

Aug 15, 2012 2:40pm
Nike Olympic ‘Gold Digging’ Shirt Stirs Controversy

Nike is in hot water over a new Olympics t-shirt they’ve released, especially since it’s only being offered for women.

The plain black shirt boldly states “Gold Digger” across the chest. The product was intended to reference aspiring to win an Olympic gold medal, but some Facebook and Twitter users would beg to differ.

“Sort of undermines the strong woman image Nike has spent $$ to market,” said one Twitter user.

“Whoever thought a Nike t’shirt emblazoned with ‘GOLD DIGGING’ was a fitting tribute to female Olympians shuld be fired,” said another.

Stop the fucking presses.

 

[badbabysitter]

Are you serious? The shirts are about women hunting for GOLD MEDALS, you idiot. Not hunting for rich men? At what point does this sink into your thick skull?


There's nothing legitimate to complain about as it is.

this is such a load of bullshit


a company presents a product which was done in poor taste, and feminist groups ( amongst other groups) find it offensive... your defense is " gee man, it's a joke"


yet....


if feminist groups had come out in support of this group, you woulda gone on loud and proud about how women endorse " gold digging"


you're a see-through hypocrite, and a dumbass one at that

 

[badbabysitter]

The word is sex not "gender" (gender refers to whether a word is masculine or feminine in certain languages like Spanish, French, German, etc).

for a guy that claims to have studied poli sci.. I'm amazed you slept through your first term and never heard of gender politics


fuck, you're a dumbass

 

[badbabysitter]

As for the shirt, I found it offensive as a heterosexual male because its promoting the idea that men are ATM machines that are only good for their wallets. Its glorifying gold digging and the dehumanization of men. I was stunned when the reporter stated that femanists were the ones objecting to the shirt. I figured they would think it was great.

right... because this product was designed to be sold to men...because women would have at no point been accused of being gold diggers... that calling women gold diggers was a deliberate attack on men


fuck, you're a dumbass

 

[John Doe]

I was suprised to find that the title of the article he linked to really is "Women get their panties in a knot over a harmless shirt".

 

[badbabysitter]

I was suprised to find that the title of the article he linked to really is "Women get their panties in a knot over a harmless shirt".

but that in no way is any kind of slight on women...anti-misandrists like LT would never stoop so low


just ask him

 

[John Doe]

but that in no way is any kind of slight on women...anti-misandrists like LT would never stoop so low


just ask him

It was a joke, idiot.

 

[badbabysitter]

It was a joke, idiot.

it's hard to tell with people as mentally challenged as you