OMG Y’ALL! Bloomingdale’s actually had this super-evil t-shirt on display in one of their stores and WE ARE SO LUCKY a journalist spotted it and raised a stink because you know, we can’t allow people to buy shirts with certain things written on them or something.
Seriously, who thinks like this.
Well, apparently Allison Kaden does.
Hey @Bloomingdales, this isn’t funny or fashionable. It further delegitimizes hard working journalists who bring REAL news to their communties. pic.twitter.com/NedoHMAZfs
— Allison Kaden (@akadennews) February 10, 2019
NOT A T-SHIRT.
For the love of all that’s HOLY won’t someone PLEASE think of the journalists?!
Bloomingdale’s of course totally caved because everything is stupid.
Bloomingdale's Apologizes Over 'Fake News' T-Shirt, Pulls It From Stores https://t.co/G56gMv0Jzh pic.twitter.com/iFMzIdMbp2
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) February 12, 2019
It’s. A. T-shirt.
And these people wonder why we make fun of them?
You can tell journalists are very concerned at the erosion of our First Amendment when they band together to get a T-Shirt banned. https://t.co/akafK8Phnj
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 12, 2019
Right? Journo power and stuff!
The very first line in the story is how Bloomingdales responded after *a
customer* flagged the shirt. Not exactly a highly-coordinated band of reporters but hey, what are facts anyway? https://t.co/R0dqWFTvzy— Kim Bellware (@bellwak) February 12, 2019
Umm … about that customer?
The customer who flagged it was a journalist.
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) February 12, 2019
Oh, honey.
Steeze had plenty of proof to back up his tweet.
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Want to take another go at it? The customer was a journalist. Thanks for reading! pic.twitter.com/bv0B6uvVTR
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 12, 2019
And here’s a national news personality getting in on it. So I’ll wait for your clarification and apology now. pic.twitter.com/JURrGTdatp
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 12, 2019
Oh good, Keith Olbermann commented … said no one, ever.
She wouldn’t give up though (did we mention she is also a journo?):
Completely reject that an array of reporters expressing their opinion on social media that a shirt is insulting or lame is the same thing as coordinated organizing to get Bloomingdale’s to take action. Per the story you cited, B's did that after practically zero pressure
— Kim Bellware (@bellwak) February 12, 2019
Alrighty then.
Your original point & why you responded to me was that it wasn’t even a journalist. Now it’s “Well it was just one.” When I showed you multiple screens of others jumping in. You were corrected. You were corrected by peers. Why are we still having a conversation over this?
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 12, 2019
Ooh, we know we know!
But hey, why let facts get in the way.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 12, 2019
Journalism 101, dude.
We need to save our Republic. That’s why I’ll be talking to a manager at Bloomingdales today.
— Ben (@BenHowe) February 12, 2019
"The shirt was first identified by Allison Kaden, a journalist at New York City’s CW affiliate PIX11, who chided the company in a tweet that went viral."
It pays to read past the very first line.
— Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) February 12, 2019
But headlines are the best part of any story.
Heh.
Hey Allison, the First Amendment is a beautiful thing. Don’t buy the shirt, then. https://t.co/Td5QDZPciE
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) February 12, 2019
Nobody will get the chance now.
Thanks, Allison.
Also if this is the worst thing happening in your day, count yourself blessed?
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) February 12, 2019
Amen.
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