Amazon Pulls Pro-Slavery Kids' Clothing From Website Following Social Media Backlash

The offensive slogan was printed on children's apparel, bibs and more

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Following a wave of criticism from shoppers, social media users and anti-slavery organizations, Amazon pulled various products with the slogan “Slavery Gets Shit Done” off its website. The offending products included bibs, mugs, T-shirts and other apparel—some of which was modeled on the website by children and toddlers.

Users called out the retailing giant questioning not only the nature of the shirts, but how the slogan could get through quality control in the first place. The company’s policy states that it will remove products that “promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views.”

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