The Children’s Place recently faced a tsunami of criticism over a “math is hard” T-shirt for young girls, but today “3rd Rock from the Sun” and “The Exes” star Kristen Johnston launched her own one-woman campaign against fashion boutique Kitson and its line of drug-themed football jerseys.
Hey @KitsonLA do you really think this shit is funny? Millions are dying, & u want to make $ off it. SHAME ON YOU pic.twitter.com/0sORUcHLZS
— kristen johnston (@thekjohnston) August 27, 2013
@kjothesmartass @KitsonLA Designer Brian Lichtenburg has no conscious – told me these shirts are really popular. #kitsonla
— Natalie Costa (@nataliemcosta) August 27, 2013
@BTOC949 I just wrote him. I'm hoping he'll at least see the pain it causes.
— kristen johnston (@thekjohnston) August 27, 2013
Kitson wasn’t amused by Johnston’s since-deleted “threat.” She is the competition, after all, having designed her own shirt to benefit Sobriety, Learning And Motivation, or SLAM, in its effort to build New York City’s first “sober high school.”
@kjothesmartass Ms. Johnston do not threaten our customers. Please remove this threat or we will forward (cont) http://t.co/VQExS6p0dS
— Kitson (@KitsonLA) August 27, 2013
@kjothesmartass Ms. Johnston do not threaten our customers. Please remove this threat or we will forward this to the authorities. Buy tee shirts, not drugs.
I deleted it @KitsonLA. Now please remove the clothing you sell that makes a joke of the drug epidemic.
— kristen johnston (@thekjohnston) August 27, 2013
@KitsonLA @kjothesmartass wow, just wow. Ms. Johnston is simply pointing out that you shouldn't promote drug use. Ever.
— S'SuperMeowy ?? (@SuperMeowy) August 27, 2013
@kjothesmartass you must've done something right. When I tried to see what the flap was about, the page under @KitsonLA comes up w/ warning!
— Debi Staron (@HollywoodDebi) August 27, 2013
https://twitter.com/DinaEnberg/status/372485645874102272
@kjothesmartass @KitsonLA thank you Kristen for caring about our children lost to addiction
— Patty DiRenzo (@4everinrhearts) August 27, 2013
There are few things more sad than a child lost to addiction. On a totally unrelated note, look who’s a fan of designer Brian Lichtenberg’s new line.
https://twitter.com/lindsaylohan/status/372092261158248448
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Update:
@kjothesmartass Next time bully those directly responsible for the drug situation in america: Drug dealers. Not Kitson.
— Kitson (@KitsonLA) August 28, 2013
Some are criticizing Kitson’s response as heavy handed, although this is an upmarket celebrity boutique in L.A.; maybe this is their version of “nice.”
Wow. @KitsonLA Just failed social media. How embarrassing. @kjothesmartass
— jon gabriel (@exjon) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/CAAmyO/status/372516415678324736
.@CAAmyO By trying to silence @kjothesmartass, whoever runs @KitsonLA's Twitter feed just earned a WHOLE lot of negative PR. Rookie move.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) August 28, 2013
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