Evidently American Apparel hasn’t learned from its past social media missteps. Because here’s what the clothing company posted on its official Tumblr page today:
Apparently American Apparel's tumblr uploaded a picture of the Challenger explosion… http://t.co/hAA6UrCrbV pic.twitter.com/tATqGjevxg
— Adam Davis (@amdhit) July 3, 2014
Sorry, American Apparel, but those aren’t “clouds.”
Pls tell @americanapparel that this isn't a "cool tumblr photo" of clouds. h/t @slarkpope http://t.co/uwoSR9MwwK pic.twitter.com/SzIsisnz8y
— kenyatta cheese (@kenyatta) July 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/lmoliva_/status/484805311153205248
Yikes.
Oh no. MT @kenyatta: Pls tell @americanapparel that this isn't a "cool tumblr photo" of clouds.http://t.co/AM5gzB2Odp pic.twitter.com/aGdizo0fSk
— Bill Zeiders (@Wzeiders) July 3, 2014
Uh oh. @kenyatta: Pls tell @americanapparel that this isn't a "cool tumblr photo" of clouds. http://t.co/lBn2dSTTHY pic.twitter.com/F1rZr2Bxpz
— Ivor Tossell (@ivortossell) July 3, 2014
FFS! MT @kenyatta: Pls tell @americanapparel that this isn’t a “cool tumblr photo” of clouds. http://t.co/2JdEkVNRGS http://t.co/D2mGt5sKL9
— David Solimini (@CommsDirector) July 3, 2014
@ivortossell @kenyatta @americanapparel Ummm … **sighs** ** lies down **
— Diane Campbell (@dicampbell25) July 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/NorahKMurphy/status/484809237886140417
https://twitter.com/lexiconstable/status/484806806909517824
Seriously American Apparel?! The #Challenger explosion as clouds??!! WTF?! http://t.co/xHPbOlNkv0 via @americanapparel
— Eric Novak (@MMPerspectives) July 3, 2014
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American Apparel wtf those are not cool smoke & clouds that is a photo of the Challenger explosion seriously wtf http://t.co/uV04rQBGSe
— Sparker (@SparkerPants) July 3, 2014
You have got to be kidding me http://t.co/udno3MhIBj pic.twitter.com/7W6EDvcbVK
— Paul Balcerak (@paulbalcerak) July 3, 2014
American Apparel should probably stick to selling clothes.
Imagine a scale of dumbassery asymptotically approaching infinity. American Apparel is on the far right side. http://t.co/6nQvMXjNLH
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 3, 2014
@ivortossell @kenyatta @americanapparel holy shit, talk about stupid… how insensitive… how completely stupid
— Rudy Limeback (@rudydotca) July 3, 2014
@kenyatta @AmyVernon @americanapparel @slarkpope Courting controversy for attention. But nonetheless, go fuck yourself, American Apparel.
— Adam (@TheJackSack) July 3, 2014
Next up?
@matcatastrophe @kenyatta @TheJackSack @americanapparel @slarkpope A friend noted, in maybe 6 years we'll see WTC used to sell underwear?
— (((Amy Vernon))) (@AmyVernon) July 3, 2014
[Update]
American Apparel apologizes for Challenger photo; Blames ‘employee born after the tragedy’
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