Topman shirt regarded as referencing Hillsborough creates public backlash

[RichDevoto]

There's no way Top Man have done this to cause offence,but it's an ideal opportunity for a certain type of person to be offended.
Do Liverpool have copyright on the number 96, the word karma and the saying what goes around comes around now?

Don’t know if I’m “a certain type of person” but I find it grossly insensitive. No one at Top Shop paused for a while and thought ‘hang on, we can’t do that?’. It might be a Bob Marley quote but whose going to know that? What people will see (on the cretins who wear it - it’s a shite top anyway) is 96, what comes around, karma, a white rose, and then it’s friggin red! Absolutely bizarre.

Parliamentary law 2018....you can no longer use the number 96 because you might offend Scoucers!

Don’t talk bollocks man. Look at the shirt and think again.

 

[mart]

Sacking???? What if they don't like football?

What has that got to do with it? Their job is to design clothes, that is an absolutely horrific item of clothing.

 

[Botchie]

Would it be offensive if they called it a tribute and donate a % of sales to the victims families?

 

[CatRyan]

Would it be offensive if they called it a tribute and donate a % of sales to the victims families?

The what goes around comes around comment would be a hard sell

 

[AC Mack]

Sacking???? What if they don't like football?

I'm pretty sure their job is to make decent clothes, which they've obviously failed on.

Who would deliberately wear a T-shirt with a massive number on it anyway?

 

[Reptilia]

It’s easy to see why people would think that mind, someone have had an absolute nightmare at Topman

 

[EchoMan]

I'm pretty sure their job is to make decent clothes, which they've obviously failed on.

Who would deliberately wear a T-shirt with a massive number on it anyway?

Er, David Beckham. Osaka 8 Superdry.

 

[ned_werby]

oh fuck off. candle sellers in liverpool going through a rough patch are they?

 

[THELORDRODWELL]

The what goes around comes around comment would be a hard sell

 

[TopCat]

You have to be trying really hard to be offended by that like.

 

[deleted user 785]

You have to be trying really hard to be offended by that like.

Not really . Whilst I don't think it was done intentionally it's pretty crass.

 

[becs]

I didn't click it might be a reference to Hillsborough until the news article pointed it out. I would have just thought it was a shit top.

 

[Deleted member 361]

looks absolutely shit either way

 

[Jack Blue]

There's no way Top Man have done this to cause offence,but it's an ideal opportunity for a certain type of person to be offended.
Do Liverpool have copyright on the number 96, the word karma and the saying what goes around comes around now?

I’m not being funny but all the people that design was put in front of as part of the product development process, come on.

Nobodies suggesting this is a copyright issue.

 

[RichD]

Sold out in Turin...

 

[Al Bundy]

Topman/Topshop will be getting ram raided all over Merseyside now.

Corrected

 

[HABA87]

It's a terrible top, but easy to see why it could offend.

You used to be able to get jeans with the number 96 plastered on them about 10 year back, maybe from Diesel? They were minging too.

 

[Smartin]

Fuck sake, all I need, more leaflets, “ don’t by the Sun, don’t shop at Topman”

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Some people are just looking to accuse people of being offended unnecessarily

It’s a ridiculous faux pas

 

[mutley]

You have to be trying really hard to be offended by that like.

There's loads who don't need to try at all sadly.