If you had given your grandson for Xmas...

My grand son had the slogan I want to be a unicorn on it. So I went and brought him one that said that and he loved it.
you grandson is just making it personal which is important at that age. It is his hoodie you gave it to him but it was not quite to his taste.
There is much worse thing he could have done. Chill.

Also, I would advise do not comment on Instagram not cool, every one can see it and its not cool. If you must say something private massage what’s app him but I personally would see it as self-expression and be glad he feels he can be expressive.

I'd be very pleased he was still wearing it. Obviously likes it enough for statement stuff. Double whammy methinks.

Another link, a bit more up-to-date:
www.greenpeace.org.uk/thank-letter-amazon-reef-north-sea/

Thank you Callistemon, I hadn’t even thought of that !

Oh Gonegirl your crossed out comment did make me laugh.
It's a minefield isn't it, trying not to upset the little darlings.
I'm lucky with my adult GC but they're perhaps older and more tolerant.
My eldest has just been to Glastonbury with her husband as they do every year. She knows I went to the early ones and this year she sent me a FB photo of her in front of a huge tarpaulin with TATTY on it in colourful letters. Tatty is what my GCs call me so I was thrilled.
Don't yet know if they made it or found it in situ.
Anyway, gone off piste a bit but don't worry GG your grandson obviously loves his hoodie.

Pippa:
www.thedrum.com/creative-works/project/don-t-panic-partners-greenpeace-spongebob-tells-bp-back-the-amazon-reef

I thought it meant British Petroleum?

Just so I understand is BP the Brexit party ? Back off seems a bit tame for a kid Fuck off BP would have mor3 clout !

It's his hoodie, not yours! Yes it is annoying that he has spray painted it, it may have been expensive, but you gave it to him and unless you are going to police every other item of his clothing you have given him, I'd forget all about it! Was most probably the first thing that came to hand!

Who is BP? Does he mean the oil company?

I think he must love it a lot to have done that - be pleased with yourself that you gave him such a brilliant sweatshirt!!

I'd be dead proud of him, and tell him so! And buy him two more hoodies in different colours ( one black) and take him out for a meal at his favourite place. And pay his travelling costs to the next protest. Well done, that young man!

I'm with Kitty, dragonfly46 and petra but puzzled by the mentions "..apparently I have upset him..."...and "snowflake......"

Good for hm it is his future he is protesting about. It’s not as though he put anything reactionary on it. I really would be proud and let him know. Obviously not if you don’t feel it. Paradoxically it is also the case that clothes are seen as disposable nowadays. But I doubt if he will change his mind it encapsulates a load of stuff. I have been in the business of protesting about oil usage and possession for decades. We’re going to hell with shell shell shell. Yes BP back off!

Oh yes! That reminds me harrigran, I decorated a brand new Parker many years ago!

DS did a lot of artwork on his leather jackets and it looked very professional, I did not mind at all as he could see at a glance which was his jacket when we had a houseful of teenagers all dressed in black leather.

I think I’d be surprised to see it spray-painted but pleased if it means he’s going to wear it. As others have said, try to think of it as customisation!

I’d be thrilled at his personality asserting itself. Good on him!!

ps I'd rather they said 'I don't like that Granny, than be polite and say thank you then never wear them.

They can even write on them if they want to

As DH reminds me - once you have given someone something, that's it! You can't feel miffed if they trash it, give it away, lose it.

I rarely buy clothes for my DGC now - but I did buy some things today and I'm just wondering now if I did the right thing ….

I daren’t give clothes to my 7-year+old granddaughter, let alone a 17-year-old.

Be pleased he’s wearing it, and proud of him for protesting. I would be.

grandtanteJE65 he's 17. Too late to change him.

Far worse if it read something like "I'm for Boris"!

At least he wears it. I'd be really upset if he'd sold it!

spraypaint is toxic...he should use cross stitch next time!