Following your complaint

Oh for FUCK’s sake.

A pink hat bearing the slogan “FUTURE FOOTBALLERS[sic] WIFE”? Why on EARTH?

That’s so intensely, even maliciously insulting that it makes my teeth hurt. “Hahaha toots, you’re not anything, you’ll never be anything, all you can aspire to is being somebody’s wife. Enjoy your visit to Tatton Park!”

The Tatton Park people did remove it, but with an uncomprehending gloss.

That’s just insulting all over again. One, the “any” – as if they were having a hard time figuring out what the problem was. And “offence” – it’s not just a matter of “offence.” The slogan on the hat is wildly insulting, yes, but that’s not the same thing as “offence,” and in any case it’s more than just insulting – it’s also belittling and destructive.

Who comes up with these things? And why? They loll about the shop barnstorming ideas for this season’s tourist shop hats…and that’s what they come up with? How?

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