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08-01-2016, 06:55 PM
People are freaking out over this '***ist,' misspelled Einstein T-shirt
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LONDON — A Gap advert sent out to UK customers has been causing a commotion on social media, after people deemed it "***ist."*
The ad in question was first shared on social media by Twitter user Sabrina Golonka after she received Gap's email.*
SEE ALSO: Something remarkable happened when Facebook banned these body positive, pro-diversity adverts (http://mashable.com/2016/08/01/body-positive-adverts-banned/)
In email advertised a boys' tee featuring an image of Albert Einstein, which was captioned "the little scholar." Below the "little scholar" was an image of a girls' tee, captioned "the social butterfly".*
Some people feel the ad promotes gender stereotypes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/01/gap-advert-***ist/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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LONDON — A Gap advert sent out to UK customers has been causing a commotion on social media, after people deemed it "***ist."*
The ad in question was first shared on social media by Twitter user Sabrina Golonka after she received Gap's email.*
SEE ALSO: Something remarkable happened when Facebook banned these body positive, pro-diversity adverts (http://mashable.com/2016/08/01/body-positive-adverts-banned/)
In email advertised a boys' tee featuring an image of Albert Einstein, which was captioned "the little scholar." Below the "little scholar" was an image of a girls' tee, captioned "the social butterfly".*
Some people feel the ad promotes gender stereotypes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/01/gap-advert-***ist/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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