UPDATE: McNairy the wanna be Designer of the "MANIFEST DESTINY" shirt- removed his offensive tweet and all comments. Not sure if that was because he realized it was wrong or if he was tired of people yelling at him. He has yet to make a statement.--- oh wait, he made a comment found on the Robohontas page: "The designer for the GAP "Manifest Destiny" T-Shirt has responded to criticisms of his Genocide Fashion statement. From his Twitter page: MANIFEST DESTINY. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST!" (that is a pretty sick statement people- lets him put through some of the HISTORICAL TRAUMA we have been through as NATIVE PEOPLE- teach the little insensitive freak a lesson) Gap knows about this now. Their response? Delete comments on their FB related to this issue. oh and we know that the Stockholders of GAP are getting wind of the controversy and NOT HAPPY with it!!!! this is RACISM and GREED - they should not be HAPPY they should be OUTRAGED AS ALL OF US! KEEP UP THE FIRE....they are starting to FEEL BURNED......! after 3 days of slamming these insensitive greedy pigs, SOME WONDERFUL PERSON from WA was the 1000th person to sign your petition: GAP: Discontinue the "MANIFEST DESTINY" tshirt and issue a formal apology. GAP and the wanna be designer are going down.....! HELP US TO KEEP CIRCULATING PETITION! Please sign this Petition and REPOST! HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD! http://www.change.org/petitions/gap-discontinue-the-manifest-destiny-tshirt-and-issue-a-formal-apology?utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=185217 TOGETHER WE CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING! What is Manifest Destiny? == Manifest Destiny: a belief that the US has a god given right to expand its territory from coast to coast...!!!! == == == == A.K.A. expansion ==Belief that the US should expand "from sea to shining sea" Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_manifest_destiny#ixzz29LWXtS2O "Manifest Destiny had serious consequences for Native Americans, since continental expansion implicitly meant the occupation and annexation of Native American land, sometimes to expand slavery. The United States continued the European practi ce of recognizing only limited land rights of indigenous peoples. In a policy formulated largely by Henry Knox, Secretary of War in the Washington Administration, the U.S. government sought to expand into the west through the nominally legal (by United States law) purchase of Native American land in treaties. Indians were encouraged to sell their vast tribal lands and become "civilized", which meant (among other things) for Native American men to abandon hunting and become farmers, and for their society to reorganize around the family unit rather than the clan or tribe. The United States therefore acquired lands by treaty from Indian nations, usually under circumstances which suggest a lack of voluntary and knowing consent by the native signers, and in many cases a lack of authority by the signers to make any such transaction." posted by Laura Lynch __________________________________________________ "GAP.... On your "Make a Difference" page, you state:"Behind the label of any product is a deeper story about its social and environmental implications. Were the workers who made the product treated fairly? Were environmental considerations weighed during its design, manufacture and transport? What is a brand's commitment to creating positive change?" Did anyone ask these questions before designing, marketing, and selling the 'Manifest Destiny' shirt? So, what IS your brand's commitment to creating positive change? Because this isn't it. I understand there's a lot of ignorance surrounding our history, and I don't really expect a t-shirt designer to have an education that would've given them a full understanding of what manifest destiny truly entailed. But, it has been brought to your attention now. This promotes the glorification of genocide and conquest.... that's the essence of manifest destiny. Not very positive. Unless the 'positive change' you're referring to, are the profits you make from such things." -She Be Facebook AIMSoCal Supporter Do your part- Make a difference- do not allow CORPORATE GREED to continue to CAPITALIZE ON the ETHNIC CLEANSING OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE! RE-Post this information and SIGN PETITION! CONTACT THE [email protected] & Contact GAPand/or write a review of this shirt on GAPS merchandise page http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=47214&vid=1&pid=349697002 Gap x GQ Mark McNairy Manifest T | Gapwww.gap.com or CALL THEM! San Francisco 650-952-4400 www.gapinc.com New York Product Development 55 Thomas St. Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10011212-604-0020 or let them know on their FACEBOOK PAGE http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=349697&locale=en_US&kwid=1&sem=false&sdReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt&rct=j&q=manifest+destiny+t-shirt+gap&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gap.com%2Fproducts%2Fgap-x-gq-mark-mcnairy-manifest-t-P349697.jsp&ei=v754UOPXM-aIiAKZmoC4BQ&usg=AFQjCNF78DcOcfuALc55C2GXLielCQvt7A
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