{"id":102087,"date":"2024-07-25T20:51:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T20:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/sainsburys-sorry-for-trouser-description-linked-to-racist-slur\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T20:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T20:51:08","slug":"sainsburys-sorry-for-trouser-description-linked-to-racist-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/sainsburys-sorry-for-trouser-description-linked-to-racist-slur\/","title":{"rendered":"Sainsbury’s sorry for trouser description linked to racist slur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sainsbury’s has issued an apology after a term used by racists online was discovered in an online listing for school trousers.<\/p>\n

The trousers feature a reinforced knee and a grow hem, handy features for childrenswear. However when the two details were put side-by-side in the listing’s title, it spelled out a phrase used by racists online.<\/p>\n

The listing has been temporarily removed from Sainsbury’s website.<\/p>\n

“We’re truly sorry for the upset this has caused,” a spokesperson for the supermarket told the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We have listened to the concerns which have been shared and are urgently updating the product labelling,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Social media users pointed out the phrase is used in place of the slur to bypass filters that automatically flag hate speech online.<\/p>\n

In 2018, it featured on the jersey of an American youth basketball team, among other sexist and racist terms. The team was banned from the league.<\/p>\n

Many online spaces employ moderation filters that are designed to flag slurs and hate speech, but homophones and emojis can dodge the automatic filters.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Bukayo Saka was among a number of footballers subject to a torrent of racial abuse on Instagram in which some commenters used emojis.<\/p>\n

Instagram’s filters at the time did not pick up on the abuse, an issue which has since been rectified<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The tweet that reported the trousers listing to Sainsbury’s social media team has been viewed more than 750,000 times.<\/p>\n

There is no suggestion that Sainsbury’s used the phrase intentionally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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