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Sea cow grey
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:01 am
by Gob
US retailer Target has apologised for labelling a plus-sized dress after a rotund marine mammal.
Uproar followed when a shopper tweeted a screengrab of the "Manatee Gray" dress from Target's website.
A smaller size of the same dress was labelled "Heather Gray". Target has now changed the listing to simply "gray".
"It is never our intention to offend our guests and we apologize for this unintentional oversight," a Target spokeswoman told the BBC.
"Manatee Gray is a seasonal color used across Target product categories, from apparel to home items."
A large, aquatic relative of the elephant, manatees are sometimes called sea cows.
Re: Sea cow grey
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:31 pm
by Lord Jim
Could have been worse...
Could have said, "Battleship Gray"....
Re: Sea cow grey
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:44 pm
by Gob
Battleaxe gray.
Re: Sea cow grey
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:48 pm
by Gob
Reminds me of one of my favourite Dame Edna Everage quips.
S/he was inviting people up onto stage to participate in a "debate', one was a fat woman in a very loud dress.
Edna stopped her, felt the material of the dress, and said; "What gorgeous material...[sotto voce] you were lucky to get so much of it.."
Re: Sea cow grey
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:31 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
If the shoe fits.....
Omar the tent maker might be your better shopping place.