OK, hold up. Twitchy told you earlier to prepare for the imminent meltdown of journalists upon seeing that Forever 21 was — emphasis on “was” — selling a line of clothing imprinted with the words “Fake News.” Among those reporters immediately complaining was The Baltimore Sun’s Pamela Wood, who said the clothes were “not funny, cute or fashionable” — note that she didn’t say they were inaccurate.
This is not funny, cute or fashionable, @Forever21. Why are you selling this product? https://t.co/cXs0NeOMfD
— Pamela Wood (@pwoodreporter) July 23, 2019
To be honest, we think they are kind of funny — almost as funny as the outrage over the gift shop at the Newseum selling “Fake News” T-shirts.
The whole thing reminded us of a similar meltdown when someone spotted Bloomingdale’s selling a T-shirt emblazoned with the words, “Fake News,” and it turns out Wood was outraged then as well, saying the controversy over the T-shirt was “about damage done to our democracy.”
If you ask us, the bigger danger to our democracy is so-called journalists freaking out over other citizens’ exercise of free expression.
Here’s Wood back in February:
Hi, @bloomingdales. Apologizing "for any offense we may have caused" is not a sincere apology. This is not about journalists' hurt feelings. This is about damage done to our democracy when your brand joins in perpetuating and celebrating the idea of "fake news." Please try again.
— Pamela Wood (@pwoodreporter) February 11, 2019
BTW, Pamela says her questioning of @forever21 is just her stating an opinion https://t.co/H9PEUKMmSu , but apparently she has a history of targeting companies over this. https://t.co/1t4Z5n03Fl
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 23, 2019
she’s at it again. pic.twitter.com/6rZtDtdtjb
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) July 23, 2019
there is no surer way to get people to take the news industry seriously than to yell at t-shirts online
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) July 23, 2019
Yeah I recognized the name immediately. I thought it was so crazy to have a 'journalist' take that tack.
— Nickarama (@Nickarama1) July 23, 2019
Jeezus on a flying biscuit, where would we be without busybody totalitarians.
— Alex Lekas (@TheAlexLekas) July 23, 2019
What if a child walked into the store and saw that shirt? How is Jim Acosta supposed to explain it to his kids?
They are selling that product because it is funny, cute, and fashionable
— Chris Wittman (@chriswittman) July 23, 2019
I’m convinced these virtue signaling nags have a next door neighbor that can’t stand their nosy ass.
— D. K. USA?? (@MAMABear_DK) July 23, 2019
She's right. The shorts probably should have said, "I got yer fake news right here."
— Robert A. Hahn (@Robert_A_Hahn) July 23, 2019
"Journalist" … all about the first amendment … well, some of the first amendment .. not all of it , of course… just her part … not your part …
— RALPH KERN (@7wolfman_kern) July 23, 2019
Journalists could try actual journalism instead of propagandizing. Then maybe they might not be called fake news.
— America the Beauti-Phil (@SinCityFC) July 23, 2019
Doesn't she have…a job?
— Martin Wellbourne (@MartinWellbour1) July 23, 2019
The way things are going at the nation’s newspapers, we’d say she’s lucky to have a job.
Is this, like her career? What's she have to gain from all this?
— Sparta Chris (@Sparta_Chris) July 23, 2019
She is the “let me speak to a manager” stereotype
— rightyosh (@rightyosh) July 23, 2019
Progressives are so fun!
— Mattphilbin (@Mattphilbin) July 23, 2019
She’d better go after @amazon and all the other, global e-commerce sites that may sell something by which she’s offended. Her #outrage is #FakeNews … pic.twitter.com/O4shkyx9hG
— Rogue206 (@roguecons) July 23, 2019
It’s kind of crazy how popular these “Fake News” T-shirts are … wonder why?
It’s almost as if the media has lost so much of their integrity to the point where we can all comfortably joke about it…
— Stanley Spedowski (@ElLiamano) July 23, 2019
I feel like putting a message on your underwear is not really a sign that you're taking it seriously. Ironically she may be getting anti-fake news underwear banned.
— Samuel J. Howard (@Jahaza) July 23, 2019
Every time an obsequious corporation folds to Helen Lovejoy here she levels up
— Ben (@hayesy316) July 23, 2019
You can't stop her. You can only hope to contain her.
— Lucian (@lucianwords) July 23, 2019
So, if I email companies and complain will I get this kind of response? Like, who died and made this lady queen? ?
— Jennifer *pouncing* Bossypants ? (@ajenable) July 23, 2019
Why are some professions ok to “attack” but others aren’t?
— A (@AltyAnalyst) July 23, 2019
Like when Twitter decided to ban people for “targetted harassment” just for tweeting a certain three-word phrase after a group of journalists was laid off?
Can’t wait for the “Learn To Code” biker shorts.
— James Swick (@jamesbswick) July 23, 2019
Well, thank you very much, but you didn’t have to remind us we have a First Amendment.
To be clear, @Forever21 has a right to sell this product. We have a capitalist economy and the First Amendment guarantees the right to free speech.
However, I also have the right to offer my opinion on the product and to question the company's choice to sell it. https://t.co/tUlQ8jt0Yo
— Pamela Wood (@pwoodreporter) July 23, 2019
Related:
Journo meltdown, IMMINENT: Forever 21 is selling 'Fake News' clothing https://t.co/3ntShTLDiJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 23, 2019
