The Boston marathon bombing shook Boston to its core last week and with things starting to get back to normal, one company decided to pull a controversial shirt, as Nike took away its "Boston Massacre" shirts following the attacks, saying they are inappropriate based on what happened.
According to the Huffington Post, the company has started pulling the shirt that says "Boston Massacre" on it with blood spattered lettering, which was made to represent two series sweeps of the Yankees in 1978 and 2004, while referencing the Massacre of 1770. The shirts are primarily sold in factory outlets and were first noticed by "Late Show with David Letterman" producer Eric Stangel. The shirts were designed years ago, but after the events last week the company felt they should pull the shirts.
Stangel wrote on Twitter: "Saw this @ Nike Outlet. Told them they shouldn't be selling it. They said "We've been taking them down. (Continued) pic.twitter.com/QgOrcRX5XG"
The company has dealt with multiple issues lately with products, including with Lance Armstrong and Oscar Pistorius, two high profile atheklets that have fallen from grace in the public eye.
"The shirts being referenced are older baseball shirts that were predominantly being sold through our Factory Stores Outlets," the Nike spokeswoman wrote. "In light of the tragedy in Boston we took immediate action last week to remove this product from distribution. We conducted this process as quickly as possible and are confident the product has been removed from distribution."