Steve Horsley was at the park with his family recently, when he saw "suggestive" T-shirts being sold in the gift shop. The father believes the items of clothing to be intentionally sexual as the female shirt says “Ride Me”, while the male version says, “Ride It”.
Talking to The Sunday Mirror, the school IT manager said: “The 'RIDE ME' phrase is very suggestive. We have to protect our children.”'
"I was with friends at the time and we couldn’t believe what we were seeing. They are making these shirts for small-sized girls and they say ‘ride me’ – that’s very suggestive.Somebody commented well if you don’t like it, don’t buy it, but that’s not the point. We have to protect children. They are so vulnerable these days and there are so many horror stories", he explained.
Believing them to be “irresponsible” and are putting girls in danger, Steve’s cousin, Malcolm, is now campaigning online to get the items removed from the shelves.
Following the complaint, Alton Towers took to their Twitter page to explain that the shirts are for adults only and “reflect the park experience.”
@MalcolmHorsley These tee shirts are part of our ‘adrenaline junkie’ range of products & the message reflects the experiences at the Park...
— Alton Towers Resort (@altontowers) June 21, 2015
@MalcolmHorsley They're sold in adult ladies&mens sizes only & are not available in children’s sizes or sold as part of any children’s range
— Alton Towers Resort (@altontowers) June 21, 2015
What do you think? Should they be removed?
