Too soon? Subway under fire for ‘distasteful’ Titanic sub sign

globalnews.ca:

A Subway location in Georgia is facing backlash over a message it displayed on its store sign that made light of the Titan submersible implosion that claimed five lives.

On Sunday, numerous social media posts cropped up that showed the same Subway sign, reading: “Our subs don’t implode.”

One woman tweeted at Subway, “this is at your store in Rincon, GA. Not only is it distasteful, it’s just sad. Do better.”

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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&ref_src=» https:>#subway pic.twitter.com/PfgABPU8ML

— Amanda Butler (@Amanda72118560) <a href=«https://twitter.com/Amanda72118560/status/1675599325613654018?ref_src=» https:>July 2, 2023

Local news agency WTOC reported that the sign was visible along U.S. Highway 21. The outlet noted it received “several messages and comments in reference to the sign saying it was in poor taste.”

WTOC contacted the Subway location and a store manager said the sign was removed. They issued no further comment.

A Subway spokesperson confirmed the sign was removed and stated that “this kind of comment has no place in our business.”

Timothy Mauck, a resident of Brooklet, Ga., posted one of the images of the Subway sign that went viral on social media.

He told TODAY that he noticed the sign while driving on the highway and he pulled over to take a picture of it. He found it “surprisingly disrespectful,” the report reads.

“I’m sure it would be disrespectful to the family, you know what I mean?” Mauck said. “It was a very uncalled-for kind of thing because that’s a place of business, and for one of their employees to put that up on their