IndyCar pulls shirt design after online backlash calls it 'racist,' 'Inflammatory'
IndyCar removed a T-shirt from its online store after fans called the design "racist" and "tone deaf."
IndyCar went into full reverse Wednesday when it released, then quickly pulled, an officially licensed shirt some fans charitably described as "tone deaf. " Others called it "racist," "inflammatory" and questioned how on Earth the design ever got approved in the first place. IndyCar releases 'One Nation, One Race' T-shirt On May 6, IndyCar's official online apparel store released a shirt reading: "One Nation.
One Race. " Its material — offered exclusively in a creamy, ivory color labeled "gardenia" — featured a helmeted white-clad IndyCar driver seated on the Lincoln Memorial. "This fun graphic tee is going to be a piece that brings back great memories of this race," a description read.
But after intense public backlash, IndyCar pulled the shirt off its digital sales rack. An archived copy , however, can still be found online — or on social media, where users have mostly condemned both it and IndyCar. Story continues after photo gallery.
What social media users from BlueSky, Reddit and X are saying about IndyCar "What an insane shirt for IndyCar to promote and sell," wrote one person on BlueSky, with other users on the platform expressing surprise the shirt was officially licensed merchandise and not some random hoax. "Who approved this? Homelander?