Streetwear brand faces backlash over school shooting-themed sweatshirts

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Source: The Hill



A New York-based streetwear brand is facing backlash after debuting a series of school shooting-themed sweatshirts as part of its new collection.

Bstroy’s spring 2020 collection, unveiled earlier this week at a fashion show, features several sweatshirts embroidered with the names of schools where deadly shootings were carried out: Columbine, Sandy Hook, Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Virginia Tech.

Each sweatshirt looks distressed and has several circular cutouts that resemble bullet holes.

A day after posting photos of the garments on its Instagram page, Bstory garnered widespread criticism over the designs, with survivors of the massacres and other social media users criticizing the brand for a lack of sensitivity toward school shootings.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/461769-streetwear-brand-faces-backlash-over-collection-of-school-shooting?rnd=1568745154

[dewsgirl]

1. TF? Why would anyone think this was a good idea?

[Sherman A1]

3. Someone sitting in an air conditioned office

with their head up their backside.

[Dave Starsky]

5. Publicity. "Likes". Internet hits.

We live in a shameless age. Andy Warhol greatly underestimated the "15 minutes of fame" thing.

[hlthe2b]

2. WTF were they thinking? Who would buy such a thing? (no, I don't WANT to know)

[catbyte]

4. Oh, for chrissakes. Give me a goddamned break.

Clueless assholes trying to be "edgy."

[genxlib]

6. It is sometimes said that there is no such thing as bad publicity

I say they are wrong

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Where is the money going?

If it furthers the message of guns in schools AND the monies are going to fund the victims of guns violence,
I can cut some slack. Gun jumpers will be outraged...at the message, not the victims.

[Fan of Da Bearse]

8. How FUCKING Wonderful

[Initech]

9. Profiting off death, what a great idea!

[world wide wally]

10. Not even the slightest bit humorous

[TNNurse]

11. Designed and marketed by people who do not have souls.

They must support Trump.

[Codeine]

12. Man, I like a bit of gallows humor but

some shit goes so far over the line that it’s in another zip code entirely. How the fuck did they imagine this was a good idea?