Salvo Sports, Indonesian Clothing Company, Apologizes For Ridiculously Sexist Shirt Label
“Washing instructions: Give this jersey to your woman. It’s her job.”
Twitter user Viola | ?????Salvo Sports Apparel
A peaceful sign from @SALVO_IDpic.twitter.com/TsOLu1G9IK
— Viola | ????? (@veeola) March 6, 2015
The labels were found on shirts for a Indonesian Super League group Pusamania Borneo. After Salvo Sports Apparel received recoil about a argumentative labelapologized on Twitter
Tweeted in Indonesianthe interpretation of a reparation reads
“There is no goal to disparage women. In contrariety [we wish to tell a men] learn from women how to take caring of clothes,” Salvo wrote, adding that they “apologize profusely” for any misinterpretations.
Even after a company’s (subpar) apology, people uttered their opinions about a sexist tag on Twitter, indicating out because a summary is so problematic:
Dear @SALVO_IDpic.twitter.com/QJMAWv9tEF
— Arum Ismartini (@ArumIsmartini) March 9, 2015
— Erica Szaflarski (@erica_szafl) March 11, 2015
— Lucinda Philumalee (@LuluinDC) March 9, 2015
Here’s to all
The Huffington Post reached out to Salvo Sports Apparel for criticism though did not hear behind by a time of publication.
H/T BBC
Article source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/11/salvo-sports-sexist-shirt-label-apology_n_6846856.html?utm_hp_ref=los-angeles&ir=Los+Angeles