# Eat shit Old Navy **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 12, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165 "2016-06-12T01:03:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/1 "2016-06-12T01:03:17Z")
That time of the year again Father’s day, and for the past couple years without fail there’s always some retailer, company etc… just likes to shit on the role that Father’s play, and push the idea that fathers are unnecessary or that women are the sole parent, and the men just babysit. This year it’s Old Navy ! They’re selling these lovely [It’s Her Day](http://www.redstate.com/uploads/2016/06/old-navy-fathers-day-t-shirt.jpg) t-shirts this year. Bravo Old Navy, I use to go into your shitty store once and awhile and peruse through the god awful shirts in the men section, which is about 25% of your floor space btw and laugh at the ridiculous designs, ugly logos, patches and stripes plastered all over the shirts, dress shirts. Joking to my SO, I’d always use to comment why do they think men want to wear this crap and turn into walking billboards. Their pants, and jeans were usually pretty good and well priced which I use to buy from time to time. But I’ll no longer be spending money there. Go fuck yourself Old Navy. [Story](http://www.redstate.com/brandon_morse/2016/06/10/old-navy-insults-fathers-making-fathers-day-women/) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/2 "2016-06-12T01:34:50Z")
I’m not so much insulted or upset as I am just baffled at who would buy a shirt that’s good one day a year and meekly gives credit to… your wife? Mother? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/3 "2016-06-12T01:38:15Z")
It baffles me how stupid shit like this come to fruition. I mean, wasn’t there at least ONE father in the decision making process that said: “Guys, this is a little fucked up.”?. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/4 "2016-06-12T01:47:03Z")
Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Valentine’s Day … These aren’t real holidays. They’re just made up nonsense to trick you into buying useless shit. Why get worked up over this? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/5 "2016-06-12T01:50:27Z")
Not at all surprising. And now it will be womansplained to us why this is good for men. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/6 "2016-06-12T01:53:33Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Valentine’s Day … These aren’t real holidays. They’re just made up nonsense to trick you into buying useless shit. Why get worked up over this? The origin of Father’s day and it purpose is irrelevant. What Old Navy did is insulting to fathers. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/7 "2016-06-12T01:55:16Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > The origin of Father’s day and it purpose is irrelevant. What Old Navy did is insulting to fathers. It’s only insulting to fathers if fathers take Father’s Day seriously. Which would be a dumb thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/8 "2016-06-12T02:05:53Z")
Oh Jesus on Rollerskates… It’s a lame t-shirt, one of millions. Admit it, OP, redstate . com and you are parodying the “microaggresion” people, acting like someone who’s really looking for shit to get indignant about anywhere they can find it, isn’t that the schtick? ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/9 "2016-06-12T02:08:31Z")
I’m not seeing any such shirt, or any Father’s Day themed shirts at all, on the Old Navy website. I did not click the link in the OP (I try to avoid clicking links for sites I’m not familiar with), but if it includes a link to the shirt on the Old Navy site could someone repost it? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/10 "2016-06-12T02:32:00Z")
A conservative blog site… The only place that is posting this… No such clothing article can be found on Old Navy website… It seems unlikely… I could be wrong but this smells like bullshit to me. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/11 "2016-06-12T02:37:01Z")
When I got [the archetypal Father’s Day gift](http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Dogs-Playing-Poker-57-L-Ralph-Marlin-1994-Novelty-Multi-Color-Mens-Neck-Tie/208602073?goog_pla=1&gpid=173784728461&keyword=&goog_pla=1&pos=1o1&ad_type=pla&gclid=CJCf4bm4oc0CFdgDgQodF5QKHw) from my kids, I wasn’t offended, just baffled by their lack of irony (but they were 3 and 5, it’ll develop later). But no one in our family’s ever taken the day seriously… but “her day”… _huh?_ Is your birthday really your wife’s day, too? Maybe the shirt is a way to say “Yeah, I lost custody and the house and a shitload of alimony and my golf clubs. And Father’s Day.” ETA: If this is a bullshit item, it’s well done, but such a crappy thing to do. Wouldn’t whoever did this have to be a miserable, tone deaf/unfunny human being? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/12 "2016-06-12T02:42:31Z")
Reverse image search does not find it. I could be wrong, but this is smelling more like the author of the Redstate article just made it up. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/13 "2016-06-12T02:44:41Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Oh Jesus on Rollerskates… > It’s a lame t-shirt, one of millions. > > Admit it, OP, redstate . com and you are parodying the “microaggresion” people, acting like someone who’s really looking for shit to get indignant about anywhere they can find it, isn’t that the schtick? Got it, doesn’t bother you. This thread isn’t for you. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/14 "2016-06-12T02:45:58Z")
> [@Ibanez](#): > > Got it, doesn’t bother you. This thread isn’t for you. Oh so threads are only for people who agree with the premise? ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/15 "2016-06-12T02:46:53Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > They’re just made up nonsense As opposed to which holidays, precisely, that aren’t just made up? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/16 "2016-06-12T02:48:13Z")
I’m amazed at the things people get upset about. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/17 "2016-06-12T02:53:34Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I’m not so much insulted or upset as I am just baffled at who would buy a shirt that’s good one day a year and meekly gives credit to… your wife? Mother? I’m with you. It’s more baffling than anything. What is the point of such a shirt? Who would buy it? Is there really enough of a market to make it worth selling? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/18 "2016-06-12T02:54:21Z")
Does this link work? [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:67eKRk1LF8QJ:www.oldnavy.ca/products/mens-varsity-shirts.jsp+&cd=25&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us](http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:67eKRk1LF8QJ:www.oldnavy.ca/products/mens-varsity-shirts.jsp+&cd=25&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us) I did an image search and found lots of Old Navy links with that shirt but that shirt is now gone from the pages. Then I clicked a cached version and it was still there. Seems legit, but Old Navy has always been dumb anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/19 "2016-06-12T02:58:14Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Oh so threads are only for people who agree with the premise? Of course not, but I choose not to enact the labour of explaining why it’s offensive to me with someone who’s telling me I shouldn’t be offended. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165/20 "2016-06-12T03:00:57Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > It’s only insulting to fathers if fathers take Father’s Day seriously. Which would be a dumb thing to do. Speaking as a father, I’ve never taken the day too seriously, but I do take exception to the notion that fathers don’t offer anything of significance to the raising of their children. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-old-navy/757165.md?page=2)