In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, sports outfitter Nike has decided to stop selling a baseball-themed T-shirt that some might find insensitive in the current context.
The offending was pointed out by "Late Show with David Letterman" producer Eric Stangel this weekend, according to Uproxx.
The television executive tweeted a picture of the shirt on Sunday and noted that employees told him they were taking the shirts down.
Saw this @ Nike Outlet. Told them they shouldn't be selling it. They said "We've been taking them down. (Continued)
— Eric Stangel (@EricStangel)
ABC News notes that the shirts,WILSON K FACTOR TENNIS RACQUETS, which reference the "" of 1770,BABOLAT AERO RACQUETS, were created to by the New York Yankees. As the outlet points out, the series of games, in 1978 and 2006, respectively, to fans of the rival teams,Babolat AeroPro Drive French Open.
In a statement emailed to The Huffington Post, a Nike spokeswoman said the company was aware of the issue.
"The shirts being referenced are older baseball shirts that were predominantly being sold through our Factory Stores Outlets," the representative 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."
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Nike's move brings to mind . The ad featured the tagline, "I am the bullet in the chamber." Pistorius is facing murder charges in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
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