They must have just pulled this. I went to the link and clicked around and when I tried to go back it told me the item didn't exist. Thank God they took it down, but wtf were they thinking having it there in the first place?

The shirt is horrible, but on the amazon site it says "This item is not currently available," so it is not actually being sold through amazon.

It is available through foulmouthshirts.com in "period red" and "pussy pink," though.

http://www.foulmouthshirts.com/New/Shirts/Anti-Abortion-But-Pro-Date-Rape-T-shirt.htm

The shirt is horrible, but on the amazon site it says "This item is not currently available," so it is not actually being sold through amazon.

It is available through foulmouthshirts.com in "period red" and "pussy pink," though.

http://www.foulmouthshirts.com/New/Shirts/Anti-Abortion-But-Pro-Date-Rape-T-shirt.htm

I think that it's taking a pot shot at some of the pro life movement. Especially a kind of fratty macho southern Christian thing which condemns women as fallen creatures but male sexuality as just being lively.

I'm not saying it's not too much - not sure who should be wearing or seeing it. BUT I don't think it's 'anti-women'.

It seems to be one of those shirts whose messages basically work out to:

I'M AN ASSHOLE
this is how i'm also an asshole in small print

I don't get that entire genre of shirt, let alone this example, but at least it does acknowledge that the anti-abortion stance is tied to more obvious misogyny.

Looks like Amazon is in the process of taking down the shirt. A commenter on Jezebel posted this response from Amazon to an email she sent:

First, I would like to thank you for your heartfelt e-mail. I understand that you feel very strongly about this issue.

As a retailer, our goal is to provide customers with the broadest selection possible so they can find, discover, and buy any item they might be seeking. That selection includes some items which many people may find objectionable. Therefore, the items offered on our web site represent a wide spectrum of opinions on a variety of topics.

Rest assured, We are in the process of removing this item from our catalog, and it should be off of our website in the next couple of hours (if not sooner).

It is always important for us to hear how customers react to all aspects of shopping at Amazon.com. Strong customer feedback like yours helps us continue to improve the selection and service we provide, and we appreciate the time you took to write to us.

We value all feedback from our customers, and I thank you again for taking the time to send us your comments about this issue. We hope you will allow us to continue to serve you.

Looks like Amazon is in the process of taking down the shirt. A commenter on Jezebel posted this response from Amazon to an email she sent:

First, I would like to thank you for your heartfelt e-mail. I understand that you feel very strongly about this issue.

As a retailer, our goal is to provide customers with the broadest selection possible so they can find, discover, and buy any item they might be seeking. That selection includes some items which many people may find objectionable. Therefore, the items offered on our web site represent a wide spectrum of opinions on a variety of topics.

Rest assured, We are in the process of removing this item from our catalog, and it should be off of our website in the next couple of hours (if not sooner).

It is always important for us to hear how customers react to all aspects of shopping at Amazon.com. Strong customer feedback like yours helps us continue to improve the selection and service we provide, and we appreciate the time you took to write to us.

We value all feedback from our customers, and I thank you again for taking the time to send us your comments about this issue. We hope you will allow us to continue to serve you.

I think that this is supposed to alert readers to the hypocrisy of so-called "pro-lifers" with its painful irony.

Actually, Amazon has a ton of shirts like this one, some under the name 'red rocket'. Here's just one charming example:

http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Coffee-Ringer-T-Shirt-Parody/dp/B000BTRB0C/ref=sr_1_283?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1215044761&sr=1-283

If the link doesn't work for some reason, the t-shirt states: 'I like my women like I like my coffee...ground up and in the freezer'.

Sick.

I agree that this shirt was probably made ironically.

I could see how at a first glance this shirt is offensive. However, to me it is a sarcastic pro-choice comment that brings up a case in which even some pro-life groups tend to support - abortion is seemingly okay in the case of rape. It is an extreme comment but I don't think it is necessary to remove a shirt from Amazon. If anything I think it is a means of self expression that brings up typically avoided discussions that are important to have. Personally, I think censorship breeds ignorance and it is better to hear someone say something you disagree with in order to respond. Change doesn't happen when everyone is touchy feely with each other but when people reach and demand a discussion. I think those discussions should be at a higher level of issues such as abortion and not stop people from wearing or buying a shirt that present their opinion. I think it is a pretty scary proposition to not allow people to say what they think and have to be politically correct all the time. Why not have the difficult discussions?