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Lingerie brand removes 'crime scene' pants after backlash

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 Sep, 2014 11:21 AM
     A lingerie brand had to remove a piece of underwear from a range put on sale at a British store because it had a phrase "crime scene" printed across them, giving connotation of rape.
     
    The clothing gaffe saw social media users deriding the apparent "rape" connotations over the phrase on the knickers, which were on display at the lingerie brand Tezenis' Oxford Street store in London, the Independent reported.
     
    The knickers were initially spotted by Twitter user Rhiainj and posted by her friend Natasha O’Neill, who described them as “disgusting”, while another condemned them as “gross, sexist, and nasty”.
     
    Many tweets were posted by others criticising the "crime scene" usage. 
     
    A spokesperson for Tezenis, without issuing an official comment on the controversy, said the underwear has been removed from the store and is also not available online. The Italian brand only has one branch in Britain. 

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