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Forever 21 apologizes for offensive t-shirt design

Posted at 7:39 PM, Mar 15, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-15 19:39:38-04

Forever 21 has removed a t-shirt from it's website after it was slammed by social media users accusing it of endorsing rape culture.

The men's shirt, which sells for $19.99, reads "DON'T SAY MAYBE IF YOU WANT TO SAY NO."

Some social media users, outraged by the shirt, went to social media to voice their displeasure with the company saying the T-shirt promotes rape culture.

They said the slogan on the shirt highlights victim-blaming undertones.

The shirt was later removed from its website following negative feedback, the clothing company confirmed in a statement to KTLA on Tuesday.

“Forever 21 strives to exemplify the highest ethical standards and takes feedback and product concerns very seriously. With regards to the t-shirt in question, upon receiving feedback from our customers, we took immediate action to have it removed from our website and are currently removing the product from our stores. We sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by the product.”