T-shirts emblazoned with the words “No means have aNOther drink” are no longer being sold in Bluenotes stores.
The shirts, a play on the “No Means No” slogan that the Canadian Federation of Students uses in its campaign against date rape, set off a flurry of complaints from anti-violence agencies.
The letters N and O in the word “another” appear larger than the other letters.
Toronto-based Bluenotes announced Monday that all T-shirts carrying the slogan have been removed from their stores, adding that the slogan was not in line with its family-friendly values.
Company president Michael Roden said in a statement that Bluenotes is “deeply apologetic that the T-shirts caused insult and offence” and that they should not have sold them.
The retailer is proposing to create a line of T-shirts in collaboration with the Canadian Federation of Students and donate a portion of the proceeds to the federation.
