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Offensive T-shirts and general idiocy

beans

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6944008.stm

What can't you have on a T-shirt?
WHO, WHAT, WHY?
The Magazine answers...

T-shirt slogans are a well-tested means of provoking a reaction. A man is risking a fine for having an "offensive" slogan on his T-shirt. So, what can you print on one?

He has been threatened with a £80 penalty notice after wearing a top with the slogan: "Don't piss me off! I am running out of places to hide the bodies."

After an official complaint was made to the council, street wardens told Mr Pratt his T-shirt could cause offence or incite violence. He faces an on-the-spot fine from the police if he wears it again.

...

One shopkeeper was threatened with arrest for displaying a toddler's T-shirt in his shop window that had the slogan: "Winner of the egg and sperm race."

I know this is Britain, but wtf? What's next, standard-issue grey one-peices? Can I call Joe Duffy and tell him that I'm offended by that Thomas wan off the travel programme and get her banned?

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Feral Mutant

This isn't my favourite T-Shirt Hell shirt but it seems the most appropriate to this discussion
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BaZmO*

Feral Mutant wrote:

This isn't my favourite T-Shirt Hell shirt but it seems the most appropriate to this discussion
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Was just about to post that!

I love the Willis T-Shirt

One of the best one's I've ever saw was a fat guy wearing a T-Shirt that said:
I PREDICT A DIET

DaveMcG wrote:

There's a good one on tshirthell.com -- it has a picture of the pyramids in Egypt and says "SLAVERY: GETS SH*T DONE"

I know I'm being really really pedantic here but the Pyramids weren't built by Slaves.

allabouttone

AlmightyCushion wrote:

People who get offended by a t-shirt need a good swift kick in the teeth.

right on

Dave!

Anyone know more sites with those sort of t-shirts? Similar to tshirthell.com.

Checking out threadless.com now..........

BaZmO* wrote:

I know I'm being really really pedantic here

As long as you know

Gizzle

AlmightyCushion wrote:

$10. It would so be worth it.

Sold!

I mean...bought!

These t-shirts are funny for the same reasons South Park is funny. The most offensive cartoon I know, but by God is it hilarious. I suppose some semblance of counter-culture can be inferred from them as well. The clever one's at least, not the ones that say "Fcuk you bollocks, you're a cnut" and the like.

mathie

Favs ...

I may have alzheimer's but at least I dont have alzheimer's

I beat Cancer!*

*and by Cancer I mean Kids.

M

Acid_Violet

dodgyme wrote:

didnt know you were a child psychologist

It doesn't take a child psychologist to know that most ten year olds aren't idiots:rolleyes:

Agamemnon

BaZmO* wrote:

One of the best one's I've ever saw was a fat guy wearing a T-Shirt that said:
I PREDICT A DIET

Reminds me of this one:

Terry

Acid_Violet wrote:

It doesn't take a child psychologist to know that most ten year olds aren't idiots:rolleyes:

Aww. Two people bitching at each other.
STFU.

hshortt

ballooba wrote:

I don't like IRA t-shirts. Have seen a few people wearing them around town. Mainly hobos.

Seen a guy with one recently. Read, "IRA undefeated army". I didn't take offence at it, but it stuck in my mind, so I guess at best it was thought provoking.

Cheers
Howard

Terry

I was at a market just over the border a few years back.
Me and my friend saw two really hot chicks at a stall, so we went over to investigate. Turned out they were collecting signatures to secure the release of political prisoners of some sort.
My friend bought a t-shirt off them. It was one of an I.R.A. sniper.
At the time he was going out with a girl whose father was some sort of protestant minister.

A couple of weeks later, he was up in the mountains with the girl and cleaned himself off with the top he was wearing at the time. The only clean top left was the sniper one, which was in the back of his van
He then went into the girlfriends house wearing the sniper t-shirt and had dinner with her parents.
He didn't even realise he was wearing it until he got home and I pointed it out to him.
It went in the bin right away.

Kali

http://www.threadless.com/product/259/Stabby_McKnife

Kind of want one of them myself too!

Ahh I've that as well, tend to get people commenting on it quite a lot when I wear it

... have about a dozen more threadless tops, some of them are just fantastic.

Jesus Wept

I have one that says

All I want is peace in the middle east and a blowjob.

amongst other tshirts

hojozesc

The-Rigger wrote:

I have one that says

All I want is peace in the middle east and a blowjob.

Jesus Wept

It's got a peace symbol on it....

I dunno what else you want from me.

Laslo

The biggest bullies and downright nasty and bitchy people I know are, coincidentally, the most politically correct. You're afraid to say almost anything around them for fear of being labelled racist, mysogynistic, etc, etc.

I referred to a woman as a 'bird' one time at which point I was attacked by a poor iccle princess who started calling me a 'disgusting pig'. I had to explain to her that, as I'm sure she well knew, referring to a female as a 'bird' is fairly common slang and that, if anything, I'm a 'bee' - that's where the saying comes from, 'the birds and the bees'. I'm not, however, a 'disgusting pig' for doing that - but thanks anyway!

After several experiences like this (I work in a ridiculously PC company) I have decided to deliberately offend as many PC retards as I can from now on. Don't like me using the word retards? Go fvck yourself.

Reku

Laslo wrote:

The biggest bullies and downright nasty and bitchy people I know are, coincidentally, the most politically correct. You're afraid to say almost anything around them for fear of being labelled racist, mysogynistic, etc, etc.

Bullies find it easier when they can hide behind alterior motives such as that, all they care is that they can make you feel like sh*t to feel better about themselves.
Personally I've found the overly PC crowd to often be the most hypocritical.

tbh

my two favourites:

"I taught your girlfriend that thing you like"

and

"the sports team from my area is superior to the sports team from your area".

beans

...cleaned himself off with the top he was wearing...

What, was she bald or something?

Good story though.

Jesus Wept

tbh wrote:

my two favourites:

"I taught your girlfriend that thing you like"

and

"the sports team from my area is superior to the sports team from your area".

heh, like that one, only version I can find is this

don't like the cut of the tshirt tho!

Terry

tbh wrote:

"the sports team from my area is superior to the sports team from your area".

Brilliant.
Now bring it to the soccer forum and confuse everyone.

dodgyme

Acid_Violet wrote:

It doesn't take a child psychologist to know that most ten year olds aren't idiots:rolleyes:

nor does it take an adult psychologist to realise that children are innocence and it is the right of the parents to guide there children through their younger years without being exposed to values been determined by inconsiderate adults such as yourself. :rolleyes:

daymobrew

c0rk3r wrote:

Their going to offend someone but thats the point right?

c0rk3r wrote:

"Rape is no laughing matter only if your raping a clown"

Can I be offended and depressed about the poor state of English language education? s/Their/They're/ , s/thats/that's/ and s/your/you're/

Many years ago when I was in the US on my J-1, the manager of the country club joked that Irish money was different colours so that we could tell the denominations apart. I thought it was hilarious.
Later when I lived in California, some co-workers used to ask me "to do some of that Riverdance thing" and they also told me about an old "Saturday Night Live" sketch that slagged off Irish drinking (it played like a K-Tel ad for an "Irish Drinking Songs" album). Both were a good laugh and I returned the slagging.

The most useful thing I learned in the politically correct environment in California was to Know Your Audience. Some people here have demonstrated that they do consider their audience, by deciding when not to wear some t-shirts.

BKtje

didnt know you were a child psychologist

Children question everything, its in their nature. Why then would they not question this t-shirt and therefore act upon it? If a child were to follow up on the "advice" from this t-shirt then i'd have to say that the child was that was inclined anyway. Most children by the age of ten can distinguish between right and wrong.

Some t-shirts i just wouldn't wear (ie the rape one) but most i'd say that it's your problem if your offended by them. That said i am severly lacking in t-shirts. Think i'll have to order some.

zuutroy

Isn't that bit in Die Hard 3 when Bruce Willis is wearing the sandwich board in Harlem the cringiest moment ever....

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Terry wrote:

Brilliant.
Now bring it to the soccer forum and confuse everyone.

Not everyone on the soccer forum is obsessed with sports teams in foreign lands Terence.

Wossack

zuutroy wrote:

Isn't that bit in Die Hard 3 when Bruce Willis is wearing the sandwich board in Harlem the cringiest moment ever....

aye... imagine doggyme walking by with his nephew then...

TwoShedsJackson

I have the 'Slavery Gets $hit Done' one on the way, plus their long sleeve one with 'Jesus is coming' on the front and 'Jesus is going' on the back

Terry

DesF wrote:

Not everyone on the soccer forum is obsessed with sports teams in foreign lands Terence.

I know, but you do see where I'm coming from, yeah?

_blank_

Absolutely.

And I hate them all for it.