‘Our kids can’t never just have kids stuff’: Mom finds Spider-Man jammies at Goodwill for her son. Then she gets home and takes a closer look
A mom was thrifting at Goodwill when she spotted some Spider-Man pajamas in her kid’s size. Blue, Spider-Man-themed, and toddler-sized, they looked like something any kid would love.
But once she looked closer, she realized something was very wrong.
What’s on the Spider-Man Pajamas?
TikToker Cloey Ashley (@cloeyashley) posted a short clip zooming in on the Goodwill shirt. It’s covered in tiny Spider-Man heads and what appears to be comic book-style text.
Instead of the usual action words like “Wham!” or “Pow!”—this shirt says things like “Deep D—-,” “Feel it!” and “Weed.”
“Got it at a Goodwill,” she wrote in the caption. “It’s a kids 2T. Didn’t realize what was on it until we got home.” She also noted in the comments that the pajama top didn’t have any tags or brand info on it.
How Could This Even Happen?
There are a few likely explanations. Right now, most clothing manufacturing happens in countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh, and China, where English isn’t the first language.
It’s possible the shirt was a result of a translation fail, sometimes referred to online as “Engrish.” This is a term people use to describe clunky or offbeat English phrases that pop up in signs, clothing, or products from non-English-speaking countries. Similar to how Westerners end up with regrettable Mandarin tattoos.
In some cases, designs that were never meant to be mass-produced somehow make it through quality control, especially when the team creating it doesn’t fully understand the meaning of the text.
There’s also the chance that this shirt came from a novelty shop or small-scale knockoff brand and just ended up on Goodwill’s racks like anything else.
We’ve reached out to Goodwill via email for more information about how the item may have ended up on sale.
@cloeyashley Got it at a goodwill. It’s a kids 2T. Didn’t realize what was on it until we got home.
♬ OH MA GAWD – ??????
Commenters Couldn’t Believe It
In the comments, one user immediately made a connection to a similar incident that happened recently: “Is this from that same company as the Easter dress!?” they asked.
They were referring to another viral TikTok video where a mother discovered her daughter’s pastel-colored Easter dress had disturbing phrases like, “Want to have an Easter egg hunt under the covers?” written in the design. The company responsible for that piece removed it from circulation.
Many commenters shared Cloey’s concern.
“The fact that someone sat at their computer to design that on kids clothes and for it to be approved and printed thousands of times is sick,” one person stated.
“Our kids can’t never just have kids stuff,” wrote someone else.
Another had a more innocent explanation. “This happens because the clothes are manufactured in countries that don’t speak English yall,” one person theorized. “It’s not a conspiracy.”
The Mary Sue also reached out to Cloey Ashley via TikTok direct messages.
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