Incredibly offensive skirt removed from sale after online complaints

Who thought this was a good idea?

'The Brooks' was a British slave ship in the 18th century. Even in an age when the trade of human life was somehow seen as normal, it caused controversy when the plans were published in 1788. They brought the sheer lack of humanity and sickening cruelty of the slave trade into stark and unambiguous focus for everyone to see. The plans show a 'storage' of people on the vessel which treated them as sub-animal. The idea was to 'hold' them as inanimate objects, laid down top to toe aside each other with barely a six foot by one foot space for men, and even less for women and children. To our eyes it is barely conceivable, but even back then it caused uproar. For some unfathomable reason, someone thought the plans would make a passable design for a mini-skirt in 2016. This was then put together and advertised for sale to the public on Australian marketplace site Redbubble.com. It was possible to purchase the garment around the world for $35, or €24. How this was allowed to happen is hard to understand, and impossible to excuse. Not only is the design infamous for its shameful and deeply saddening origins, but the item description is jarringly frank about what the garment symbolises: 'BROOKES MIDDLE PASSAGE SLAVE SHIP 1788'. https://twitter.com/isastylite/status/799841769974276096 As you can imagine, many people were rightly shocked and disgusted by the fact that the product was on general sale, and did not get vetoed at any stage. Due to the angry reaction, Redbubble have since removed the item, but a similar holocaust design remains on the site. It seems nothing is off limits when it comes to making a quick buck. https://twitter.com/Maggie_Lioness/status/800244903997534208 https://twitter.com/rimageorges_/status/800314297775554560 https://twitter.com/TheMichaelMoran/status/801558280497721344 https://twitter.com/RStewartJewelry/status/799847934934261761 https://twitter.com/Mommyof7/status/800031808008044544