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Pitt blog decides not to sell insensitive anti-Joe Paterno shirts after all
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Originally, a Pitt blog planned on selling “Joe Knew” T-shirts ahead of the Sept. 10 showdown against Penn State. That obviously referenced the role the late Paterno played in the cover-up of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse scandal.
On second thought, yeah, that was a horrible idea.
“The Point 412” announced that following the backlash to Wednesday’s announcement of the shirts, it would not be selling those anymore and that all orders were canceled:
Unortunately due to the unfair harassment of one of our friends and negative backlash, we will be cancelling all shirt orders.
— The Point 412 (@The_Point_412) August 25, 2016
Let it be known that this was done by a group of friends who did not expect this to happen. 0 shirts will be sold. You will never see them.
— The Point 412 (@The_Point_412) August 25, 2016
Well, what exactly did they think was going to happen?
The insensitive shirts would’ve likely caused quite the stir at the intrastate showdown at Heinz Field, and Sandusky’s victims would’ve been naturally outraged at the attempt to mock the situation.
Here’s what the bad idea would’ve looked like:
Whether you still support Paterno or not, let’s hope that’s the last time you’ll see that image.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.