Here's just a couple of the outraged tweets:
This is not funny, cute or fashionable, @Forever21. Why are you selling this product? https://t.co/cXs0NeOMfD
— Pamela Wood (@pwoodreporter) July 23, 2019
Turns out, all you need to express your hatred for journalists in clothing form is $9.90, to be given to @Forever21! Wow, so affordable! pic.twitter.com/MrcYGjgCoz
— Kat Fominykh (@katfominykh) July 22, 2019
It turns out, however, that the situation is not black and white (unlike the shorts). While several journalists were upset about Forever 21's message, the shorts sold out almost immediately. So, the assumption can be made that some shoppers actually appreciated the sentiment.
Hannah Abrams is the senior content editor for Promo Marketing. In her free time, she enjoys coming up with excuses to avoid exercise, visiting her hometown in Los Angeles and rallying for Leonardo DiCaprio to win his first second Academy Award.