LONDON -- A Gap advert sent out to UK customers has been causing a commotion on Taboo Sex: Daughter in law, Sister in law, Mother in law (2025)social media, after people deemed it "sexist."
The ad in question was first shared on social media by Twitter user Sabrina Golonka after she received Gap's email.
SEE ALSO: Something remarkable happened when Facebook banned these body positive, pro-diversity advertsThe email advertised a boys' tee featuring an image of Albert Einstein, which was captioned "the little scholar." Below the "little scholar" was an image of a girls' tee, captioned "the social butterfly".
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Some people feel the ad promotes gender stereotypes.
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Others offered suggestions for a girls' T-shirt...
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Gap's website does, however, feature a girls' T-shirt emblazoned with the word "genius," which might have been a nice addition in Gap's mailer. (Mashablehas reached out to Gap for comment.)
It didn't end there, however.
There was a slight problem with Gap's "little scholar" T-shirt. Albert Einstein's name had been misspelled.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable People on Twitter were quick to point out the irony.
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Awkward!
