subconciousevolution:

Shirt One: “I’m so sorry, but…. you provoked, I was drunk, I was having a bad day, I hate you, I didn’t mean it, I couldn’t help it.”

Making excuses for rape?  No.

Shirt Two:  ”Nice New Girlfriend.  What Breed is She?

Likening women to dogs and cattle. 

The Topman Company’s Apology: “Whilst we should like to stress that these T-shirts were meant to be light hearted and carried no serious meaning we have made the decision to remove these from store and on-line as soon as possible.”

Light heartened with no serious meaning?  Glamorizing sexual violence (for the first shirt) is serious.  There is NO EXCUSE for rape!  In addition, comparing women to animals is never acceptable.

The t-shirts are no longer available for sale but I am disgusted that were ever design concepts!

Read more here. 

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"As a Muslim feminist woman of color, I cannot relate to Slutwalks as it caters mostly to the definition of emancipation set by white women. Slutwalks deviate in terms of delivering the message against sexual assault. It turns a blind eye to women of cultures where flimsy clothes don’t necessarily lead to rapes. Muslim women get raped too. Nassim Elbardouh is right. “Do Not Rape” Walk sounds better. This isn’t to say that I don’t support Slutwalks. I simply can’t relate to a liberating movement that does not liberate nor acknowledge me. Western feminism, despite its undeniable achievements, still perpetuates the image of a white woman as the liberated one. If these feminists do claim to represent all women, they need to understand the dynamics of the cultures other women hail from. Don’t care if you’re wearing a thong or burka, no one has the right to rape you. Burka clad brown Muslim women get raped too. Represent us. I want a movement that represents me regardless of my color and creed. End victim blaming and rape culture by representing everyone."

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