A woman who shared pictures on Facebook that her former employer Victoria’s Secret found offensive may have intended to be funny and protest against racism, but a federal appeals court ruled the retail company was not wrong to fire her.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday denied plaintiff Mindy Caplan’s bid to have her retaliation claims against the retail chain reinstated. The nonprecedential decision in Caplan v. L Brands/Victoria’s Secret Stores affirmed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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