So you messed up. Big. How do you explain your company’s misstep to the public? Just say it: “I’m sorry.”
JCPenney landed at the center of a firestorm earlier this month over a shirt it was selling to girls, bearing the slogan: “I’m too pretty to do my homework so my brother has to do it for me.”
Internet commenters registered rage at what they saw as a sexist shirt promoting girls’ looks over their brains by tweeting, e-mailing, and signing online petitions. The pressure forced JCPenney to pull the shirt immediately. But the company did get credit for acting quickly and issuing an apology statement right away.
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