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4chan trolled them in a very public and embarrassing way And I suspect the majority of Hot Topic customers do not know 4chan, hence it does not matter. On the
by rokhayakebe 15y ago
4chan trolled them in a very public and embarrassing way
And I suspect the majority of Hot Topic customers do not know 4chan, hence it does not matter. On the internet it is very easy for a group of people to overestimate their impact.
- dpritchett 15y agoHot Topic stopped selling the shirts and issued an explanation. 4chan got exactly what they wanted.
- dkokelley 15y agoThey weren't embarrassed on the internet alone. It was in the local news media. Still not influencing the customers, but I'd imagine their parents were not happy about their kids buying 'racist' tshirts.