Former lead singer of Nirvana Kurt Cobain took his own life 21 years ago. Unfortunately, since then his death has become highly controversial and publicized. But while a life of fame meant his friends and family would receive (often inappropriate) attention from the media, we've never seen something as disrespectful and disappointing as this tee: a three-quarter-sleeved baseball shirt with a blown-up version of the musician's suicide note, retailing at $25 on eBay [1].
We've seen our fair share of offensive fashion items [2] — and plenty of them have outraged us — but this design, along with the fact that people are buying it, wearing it, and sharing it, simply saddens us. Scroll down to take a look at a tank version of the top, which was formerly sold on Etsy, along with a few tweets that respond to a photo of a young girl flaunting the letter across her chest, and then tell us how you feel in comments!
Kurt Cobain Suicide Letter T-Shirt
Twitter Responses to the Kurt Cobain T-Shirt
kurt cobain didnt die to become some cute tshirt at urban outfitters or have his suicide note written on mugs
— chloe (@trumnblck) January 11, 2015 [3]
Who on earth would wear Kurt Cobain's suicide note as a t-shirt? They obviously have a lot of issues that's for sure
— DemiGoD (@jackerynorthall) January 13, 2015 [4]
someone on etsy put kurt cobain's suicide note on a t-shirt. congratulations, you are trash.
— Kelli (@venusdiviolet) January 13, 2015 [5]
why r people putting kurt cobain's suicide note on a t shirt I'm vomiting
— jess (@irlsnowhite) January 11, 2015 [6]