Nike Yanks ‘Boston Massacre’ T-Shirts From Stores, Online Retailers
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Nike has pulled T-shirts reading “Boston Massacre” and designed to look blood-splattered from store shelves and online retailers in the wake of the terror bombing that left three dead and more than 200 wounded.
The “Boston Massacre” T-shirts were designed for New York Yankees fans before the twin bombings that caused chaos throughout Boston last week. They reference the Bronx Bombers sweeping the rival Red Sox during a key regular season series in 1978 and in the 2006 MLB Playoffs. The phrase itself was borrowed from the notorious 1770 incident in which British solders opened fire on civilian protestors in Boston, killing five and wounding six.
“The shirts being referenced are older baseball shirts that were predominantly being sold through our factory stores outlets,” said Brian Strong, a spokesman for Nike on Monday. “In light of the tragedy in Boston we took immediate action last week to remove this product from distribution.”
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