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Shirt calling rape ‘a snuggle with a struggle’ removed from Philippines mall

T-shirt pulled from one of the Philippines’ largest department stores after online outrage.

A T-shirt reading “it’s not rape, it’s a snuggle with a struggle” was removed from a mall retailer in the Philippines after backlash online. 

An image of the shirt was shared more than 4,000 times by a Facebook user who said she noticed the shirt for sale in the boys’ section of the SM department store.

The image spread rapidly across Facebook and Twitter, causing many online to accuse The SM Store of making light of sexual violence.