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Shoppers are making JCPenney go viral, but probably not in the way the retailer hoped. The company is selling a white pencil skirt with a floral design. Seems simple enough, right? Well, it’s the unfortunate placement of the flower design that has people talking.
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Someone noticed the skirt in a print ad and tweeted about it. Some Twitter commenters say they don’t see a flower but a menstrual period stain on the skirt, due to the flower’s slightly off-kilter placement.
Sooooo…is this dress designed to hide a period stain?!@jcpenney pic.twitter.com/97KRyTVut8
— Norm (@truBRU37) March 30, 2016
#12News viewers comment on the @jcpenney skirt going viral for the wrong reasons Comment by Dawn Dibbern pic.twitter.com/Rv1WqYlGpN
— Ozzy Mora | News Anchor (@ozzy_mora) April 7, 2016
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https://twitter.com/JoanMathew2012/status/718066167391322112
Yet another consumer #fail for JC Penney. Good bet there's a buyer opening at the company. https://t.co/ERTUeLGL2q pic.twitter.com/Jq0NRFSX8y
— Jay Mishkin (@jaymishkin) April 7, 2016
Seriously?!! Do you see a period? JCPenney Skirt Goes Viral Over Ill-Placed "Period Flower" https://t.co/y7bfzp3ScF via @YahooStyle #12news
— Tram Mai (@tram_mai) April 7, 2016
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Despite the criticism, at press time, the Worthington brand skirt was still online and on sale for $23.99.
(H/T Chron)
