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Kenneth Cole sparks online furor with joke tweet that Egypt protests spurred by fashion frenzy

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The Twittersphere went to war with Kenneth Cole Thursday after the clothing giant used the Egypt uprising to promote its new spring collection.

“Millions are in uproar in #Cairo”, the company’s twitter account posted at 9:58 a.m.

“Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available,” the tweet continued, followed by a link to their latest designs.

The message sparked uproar from throngs of Twitter followers who have been closely following events in Egypt using the hashtag #Cairo.

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