Designer Kenneth Cole. (Reuters)

Fashion house Kenneth Cole Productions became the target of the Internet’s collective wrath after the company’s namesake chairman tweeted a promotion that joked about this week’s escalating protests in Egypt.

The controversy began after the official Kenneth Cole company twitter account posted the tweet at around 10:30 a.m. ET, Thursday: “Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online… -KC.“ The post included a link to the company’s online store. Get the full story »