Outside Magazine Reponds To Lance Armstrong's Critweets

You may recall that bicyclist Lance Armstrong was quite upset with his recent Outside magazine cover, wherein “38. BFD” (his age, followed by the phrase “big fucking deal”) was Photoshopped onto what was in reality a plain t-shirt. He took to Twitter to call the resulting altered image “lame bullshit.”

The magazine’s editors have since responded to Armstrong’s measured analysis and resulting articulate critique on the matter, noting that the cover itself featured a disclaimer about the offending t-shirt:

We understand that our July newsstand cover, featuring Lance Armstrong, has caused a bit of a ruckus.

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