"Do better": Subway under fire over "distasteful" sign

<p>A Subway store in the US has come under fire for poking fun at the Titan submersible implosion on a promotional sign. </p> <p>The fast food store, located in the Atlanta capital of Georgia, referenced the recent disaster in which five people were killed on an excursion to the Titanic wreckage, as their vessel imploded after it lost contact with its mothership. </p> <p>Their sign read, "Our subs don't implode". </p> <p>Following immense backlash, the store manager told a local radio station that the sign had been taken down. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/SUBWAY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SUBWAY</a> this is at your store in Rincon, GA. Not only is it distasteful, it’s just sad. Do better. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/subway?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#subway</a> <a href="https://t.co/PfgABPU8ML">pic.twitter.com/PfgABPU8ML</a></p> <p>— Amanda Butler (@Amanda72118560) <a href="https://twitter.com/Amanda72118560/status/1675599325613654018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p>“We have been in contact with the franchise about this matter and made it clear that this kind of comment has no place in our business,” a statement from Subway to Fox News said.</p> <p>Social media users were quick to condemn the "distasteful" sign, after it went viral on Twitter. </p> <p>One person shared a photo of the sign and wrote, "Not only is it distasteful, it’s just sad. Do better."</p> <p>Another commenter took a stance against the fast food chain, saying, "I’ll never eat at Subway ever again. It is distasteful and disrespectful to families who lost loved ones."</p> <p>Despite the online backlash, some people believed the sign was not the worst thing Subway has done in terms of controversies, with many pointing out the sign is "far less worse than Jared [Fogle]", in reference to the spokesperson for the restaurant in the early 2000s who was arrested for possession of child pornography.</p> <p>Others chose to see the lighter side of the joke on the promotional sign, with one person adding, "No, but Subway subs make your insides explode."</p> <p><em>Image credits: Twitter</em></p>

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