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Is it possible that the speed of internet controversies is accelerating? The morning, bloggers called out JC Penney for selling a girls' t-shirt reading, "I'm too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me." The description is just as sexist: "Who has time for homework when there's a new Justin Bieber album out? She'll love this tee that's just as cute and sassy as she is." Several hours later, JC Penney has already pulled the shirt. [Racked National]
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