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‘Hang Loose’ noose t-shirt pulled from T.J. Maxx stores

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
March 18, 2015

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T.J. Maxx pulled a t-shirt from its stores after a Twitter user posted a photo Monday from a store in Kissimmee, Fla., questioning the meaning of the phrase “Hang Loose” next to a noose — reminiscent of both suicide and lynching.

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After the complaint hit social media, T.J. Maxx responded, asking for details about the offensive shirt, and within short order, the t-shirt disappeared from T.J. Maxx stores and from the t-shirt manufacturer’s own website.

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