Really?
Kenneth Cole, clothing and footwear designer, is being heavily criticized for the above tweet:
Mocking war to sell fashion? Really? RT @KennethCole: "Boots on the ground" or not, let's not forget about sandals, pumps and loafers.
— Heather Whaling (@prtini) September 5, 2013
@KennethCole Not cool OR socially responsible.
— Pauline Collins (@PaulinePR) September 5, 2013
Not funny or clever. Stop. RT @KennethCole "Boots on the ground" or not, let's not forget about sandals, pumps and loafers. #Footwear
— Sarah Rappaport (@SarahRapp) September 5, 2013
Syria? For shoes… Wow “@KennethCole: "Boots on the ground" or not, let's not forget about sandals, pumps and loafers. #Footwear”
— Amy (@AmyOtto8) September 5, 2013
Head, meet desk. RT @KennethCole: "Boots on the ground" or not, let's not forget about sandals, pumps and loafers. #Footwear
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) September 5, 2013
So, yeah, Twitter troll @kennethcole stepped in it…again… ==> https://t.co/SZWkkWRPrE
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 5, 2013
Only lib elites like @KennethCole get Ring of Immunity MT @RevJJLewis: imagine if u, Palin or Limbaugh made the same joke
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 3, 2011
@TheMaverick21 @michellemalkin maybe we should introduce Mr. Cole to @TobyKeithMusic's boots #CourtesyOfTheRedWhiteAndBlue
— Stacy Chadwell (@StacyChadwell36) September 5, 2013
Boot up the… RT @KennethCole: "Boots on the ground" or not, let's not forget about sandals, pumps and loafers. #Footwear
— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) September 5, 2013
This isn’t Cole’s first venture into trolling territory:
From 2011: MT @KennethCole: Millions are in an uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online
— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) September 5, 2013
And we’re guessing it won’t be his last.
Update:
Excuse time! He was just trying to “provoke dialogue,” you guys:
A video response to feedback from my previous tweet. http://t.co/wZp8fglZnP
— Mr. Kenneth Cole (@mr_kennethcole) September 5, 2013
http://instagram.com/p/d5cHuHEgNq/