Primark ban RACIST Walking Dead T-shirt - "Fantastically Offensive"

[Crimson Dynamo]

http://media.breitbart.com/media/2017/02/WalkingDeadTShirt.jpg


Is this Walking Dead t-shirt racist? Primark pulls item following a complaint. A Walking Dead t-shirt, featuring a quote and image from the US TV show, has been withdrawn from sale at Primark after a customer complained it was 'racist'.

The shirt was emblazoned with the words 'Eeny Meeny Miny Moe', along with a picture of a baseball bat, in reference to an episode of The Walking Dead in which a character says the phrase before beating a character to death.

Shopper Ian Lucraft told the Sheffield Star he first spotted the item while shopping with his wife. 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. "The slogan is “Eeeny meenie miny moe...” It stops there, but of course we all know what the original said: 'catch a n***** by his toe.'

"The graphic has a large American baseball bat, wrapped round with barbed wire, and covered with blood. This 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."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/21/walking-dead-t-shirt-racist-primark-pulls-item-following-complaint/

[Tom4784]

Fairly ridiculous, there's plenty of versions of that rhyme that don't include the racist line. It's just an example of someone wanting to be offended and looking for any excuse to be.

[Niamh.]

It's a quote from the Walking dead and the end of that quote doesn't have any racism in it

[Lostie!]

I don't know who I'm more embarrassed for, this self righteous busybody or Primark for actually caving in.

[Jordan.]

Lol at the outrage of it being racist and not the fact its a quote about who to murder

[arista]

It's a quote from the Walking dead and the end of that quote doesn't have any racism in it


Yes that Part with that Clever Evil Boss
and his Power Bat
of Death.


Maybe better on a Key Ring
via amazon

[Cherie]

They should have explained the context to the customer, I guess if you didn't watch the walking dead you might be :umm2: but again the offensive line has not been used for years.

[Crimson Dynamo]

fear of blame strikes again

[ebandit]

....small loss to primark..............1000 tee's probably cost £50

Mark L

[Northern Monkey]

"were aware of its subliminal messages."

"If I were black"

Fecking idiot.

Obviously has'nt seen The Walking Dead.
Neegan says "eeny meeny miny moe catch a TIGER by his toe"

Nowhere is it racist and Primark are idiots for pandering to this.

[thesheriff443]

Wearing the wrong colour in some parts can get you killed.
People making a big deal out of it being withdraw is just as bad as those making a big deal about it being for sale.

I demand to wear this poor fitting Primark t shirt that all the other chavs wear.

[JerseyWins]

It's racist to tigers. #TigerLivesMatter

[Jamie89]

It didn't strike me as racist, I suppose if you associate the 'eeny meeny miny moe' line with racism then I can understand why someone would be offended seeing it (and if they haven't seen Walking Dead to get the reference) and I don't have a problem with that, you can't dictate what people should and shouldn't be offended by, but we shouldn't be banning everything that causes offence so Primark shouldn't have caved imo.

[Livia]

Eeeny meenie miny moe, catch a robber by his toe. That's what we used to sing as kids. And anyway, if it's related to a TV show that gives it context, right? To be honest I had to think about what someone could imagine is racist about it.

One man complains, the whole stock is pulled. Madness...

[Alf]

"It's only words, and words are all I have"


sr-WW5abcwQ

[Toy Soldier]

We used to say "tigger". It's like someone tried to change it to Tiger but had to compromise with some of the more stubborn kids.

But then it always confused me as a kid as I thought it must be about tigger from Winnie the Pooh, and I was like, isn't there only ONE tigger? Why is it "a" tigger?

Childhood was so confusing.

[Amy Jade]

I had no idea it was racist...the moron complaining must ne the sort who watches tv with warnings at the start just so he can complain to ofcom.

Primark should restock it.

[Alf]

"Eeny meeny miny moe, someone's knocking at my door"


I'm not answering though, they look like they're trying to sell me something.

[Toy Soldier]

"Eeny meeny miny moe, someone's knocking at my door"


I'm not answering though, they look like they're trying to sell me something.
Doesn't even rhyme in Scotland :hmph:

[arista]

They should have explained the context to the customer, I guess if you didn't watch the walking dead you might be :umm2: but again the offensive line has not been used for years.

But Cherie
how do you know the Staff watched FoxHD
The Walking Dead?

[Lostie!]

It didn't strike me as racist, I suppose if you associate the 'eeny meeny miny moe' line with racism then I can understand why someone would be offended seeing it (and if they haven't seen Walking Dead to get the reference) and I don't have a problem with that, you can't dictate what people should and shouldn't be offended by, but we shouldn't be banning everything that causes offence so Primark shouldn't have caved imo.

Anyone who's going to take it upon themselves to publicly proclaim something is racist has an obligation to educate themselves on the context first. I could understand somebody being taken aback at first and then trying to find out more about it but this guy clearly went from step 1 straight to public moral outrage and made himself look like an absolute fool in the process.

And "if I was black I'd react like this" is massively problematic itself.

[RichardG]

i've never heard of a racist version or a walking dead version so i would have been more bemused by the weapon on the shirt than anything

[Crimson Dynamo]

when i was little we said catch a Nig*er tbh

[Crimson Dynamo]

mind you i had no idea what it was

[smudgie]

mind you i had no idea what it was

Same here, I thought it was a sort of rabbit that squealed.

[Black Dagger]

when i was little we said catch a Nig*er tbh

I am shocked

[Beso]

The americans changed the second verse from tiger to nig**r.

[Crimson Dynamo]

But this story is not about racism or idiots feeling that outrage=fact, its about money

Primark think "this guy is a twat but there are lots of twats around and this could affect business, pull the line as that makes business sense"

to them its one tiny line but a racism furore could cost money

they dont care about racism they care about money and that is more important

[thesheriff443]

But this story is not about racism or idiots feeling that outrage=fact, its about money

Primark think "this guy is a twat but there are lots of twats around and this could affect business, pull the line as that makes business sense"

to them its one tiny line but a racism furore could cost money

they dont care about racism they care about money and that is more important

That t **** will b no more than a fiver.

[Crimson Dynamo]

That t **** will b no more than a fiver.

:nono: stop swearing

[thesheriff443]

:nono: stop swearing

S hit

[Cherie]

But Cherie
how do you know the Staff watched FoxHD
The Walking Dead?


The clowns pulling the merchdise should have explained

[Headie]

Oh well it's an ugly shirt anyway

[Jamie89]

Anyone who's going to take it upon themselves to publicly proclaim something is racist has an obligation to educate themselves on the context first. I could understand somebody being taken aback at first and then trying to find out more about it but this guy clearly went from step 1 straight to public moral outrage and made himself look like an absolute fool in the process.

And "if I was black I'd react like this" is massively problematic itself.

I think his point though is that when he first saw it he assumed it was relating to violence against black people, and so if a black person saw it they might make the same assumption, so his personal understanding of the context behind it wouldn't change that. I think he's completely wrong about that but I think that's what he was getting at and if he really believes it, then I don't have any problem with him feeling offended or making a complaint. To me the issue isn't with him it's with Primark. The only reason this is a story is because they actually pulled it and I think the onus should be squarely on them for that decision and not this guy who probably had good (albeit misinformed and possibly dumb) intentions in making his complaint.

[Toy Soldier]

I personally always preferred "Itt Ditt Dog **** You Are Not IT!"

Or the all time classic...

"Mickey mouse,
In his house,
Pulling down his trooousers
Look mum,
Dirty bum,
That-means-you-are-not-it."

[jennyjuniper]

Anyone under the age of fifty probably hasn't a clue about the last part of the rhyme and I can't see anyone old enough to know the whole rhyme wanting to wear a T shirt like that.
The guy probably meant well, but I think it's a case of look hard enough and you'll find something to complain about pretty much anywhere.

[Kizzy]

Has nobody thought to question it's use on 'the walking dead' initially?

Or is that a really abstract concept :/

[Crimson Dynamo]

I personally always preferred "Itt Ditt Dog **** You Are Not IT!"

Or the all time classic...

"Mickey mouse,
In his house,
Pulling down his trooousers
Look mum,
Dirty bum,
That-means-you-are-not-it."

:bored:

shocking FILTH -that was never said on the mean streets of East Kilbride, we just stuck to casual racism

:hmph:

[Firewire]

I personally always preferred "Itt Ditt Dog **** You Are Not IT!"

Or the all time classic...

"Mickey mouse,
In his house,
Pulling down his trooousers
Look mum,
Dirty bum,
That-means-you-are-not-it."

Omg :love:

Although we used to say "It bit" instead of "it ditt"

[Crimson Dynamo]

can we have some love for fists in a ring and then

one potato 2 potato 3 potato 4

5 potato 6 potato 7 potato more

(more was out but you had 2 goes as you had 2 fists :hee:)

[Toy Soldier]

can we have some love for fists in a ring and then

one potato 2 potato 3 potato 4

5 potato 6 potato 7 potato more

(more was out but you had 2 goes as you had 2 fists :hee:)
No no no :nono:

One potato two potato three potato four

Five potato six potato seven potato more

ONE - BAD - SPUD

And the bad spud was out. Also the person doing the spud counting round the ring had to use their chin as their second spud. A classic.

[Kizzy]

Ip dip do,
cat's got flu,
dog's got chicken pox so out goes you.

[Saph]

ip dip dog s***
****ing bastard, silly git
you are not it

i grew up in a trash area

[Toy Soldier]

Also you would announce this method by saying "spuds up", or "spuds in". :flutter: now I wish I was an 8 year old kid out playing neighbourhood games again. Sigh. Simpler times.

[Crimson Dynamo]

No no no :nono:

One potato two potato three potato four

Five potato six potato seven potato more

ONE - BAD - SPUD

And the bad spud was out. Also the person doing the spud counting round the ring had to use their chin as their second spud. A classic.

omg thats right

[Crimson Dynamo]

Who wants a game of Dead Mans fall?

or Hunt the c unt?

[Scarlett.]

They should have explained the context to the customer, I guess if you didn't watch the walking dead you might be :umm2: but again the offensive line has not been used for years.

I honestly didn't even know the offensive version was even a thing, I'd bet most people aren't aware either, seems very over the top to remove the shirt. I mean, it's a **** shirt, but its hardly offensive.

[Lostie!]

ip dip dog s***
****ing bastard, silly git
you are not it

i grew up in a trash area

:laugh2:

[Northern Monkey]

ip dip dog s***
****ing bastard, silly git
you are not it

i grew up in a trash areaWe used to use that one too:laugh:

[Beso]

The fat ugly kid was always it in my school..me.

[Black Dagger]

ip dip dog s***
****ing bastard, silly git
you are not it

i grew up in a trash area

Ours was lick a fanny, suck a tit. So least you are a bit better than that.b

Stockport was classy.

[Withano]

Ours was lick a fanny, suck a tit. So least you are a bit better than that.b

Stockport was classy.

At least you get Chunky Fried Chicken