Both Trevor Fleming and the artist behind the shirts, Jess Sluder, have since apologized for the racist T-shirt
have said that evidence shows that the coronavirus may have originated in bats and that the virus may have been transferred from a bat to another animal in the wet market in Wuhan.captured images of the link in Fleming’s bio prior to it being taken down.
“Where did COVID-19 come from? Nothing is certain, but we know a bat was involved. Beginning today, my limited edition #quarantees are now available. Link in bio or DM for details… Thank you for your support and sense of humor! #humornothat #batfriedrice,” the artist captioned a post advertising the shirts, Nextshark reported.
“the fact that the person who made the ‘bat fried rice’ tshirt did it to be funny is so repulsive,” one shared on Twitter. “promoting racism isn’t funny.” “The intent and inspiration for this piece was to make a parody. I like to make people laugh and I was attempting to create light during these dark times. It was never my intention to have the art become negative or racist,” he told the outlet. “I took down the post within a few hours because people were offended. This was never my intention. I do not want to hurt people or cause any pain, especially during these uncertain times.
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