“The reason I was so annoyed by that t-shirt was because of the tag line ‘show your territorial allegiance’. My girlfriend is from Belfast, a city that has experienced a lot of senseless killings on both sides.
This type of rhetoric only serves to fuel negative emotions and brings out the worst in us. For the record I’m not interested in political arguments. I’m more of a Carl Sagan type person. We’re all on this pale blue dot for a few short decades trying to find happiness.
We are all one after all.
I’m happy to see it’s been removed from their site and I’m sure future designs will be more thoughtful.
Also, for my geographically challenged friends – ‘Ireland’ refers to the entire island which is made up of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. I’m happy to leave this behind now and get focused on another great weekend of UFC action!” – Coach John Kavanagh.
So, the good news is that Reebok responded quickly to remove the shirt and we can all get back to what matters – fighting.
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