the person is political

1984's Big Brother - Noble Truths

2006-08-24T14:09:00.000+10:00

Big Borther's noble truths. Who could deny the genius in these statements? Who could not resist the desire to gesticulate during the two minutes of hate, when a leader is bold enough to come up with such double-speak as to subdue and control a population of millions. But hang on... this is just from a book right, it's not like it's real or anything, why the 2004?

Think again, the two minutes of hate is actually a day of hate and it's broadcasted under the disguise of "Fox News" every minute of every day...Goldstein is Osama and vice versa, inseperable - the same thing. Also there is a leader that sub dues a population of millions by creating a peaceful world via waging a unilateral and unprovoked war. The Ministry of Love is the CIA, the Minstry of Truth is the media and the Ministry of Peace is the Whitehouse itself.

Ok wise guy, if that's true, then where does Monica Lewinsky fit in to all of this?

1984 inspired war-torn communist alliance countries

2006-08-24T14:06:00.000+10:00

1984 inspired war-torn communist alliance countries battle it out - but are they really at war? Nobody really knows (or needs to know)... anyway it all comes clear in the above design.

the cultural revolution turned nasty

2006-07-31T11:53:00.000+10:00

i'm sure that everyone remembers dr. claw

2006-07-31T11:38:00.000+10:00

But what I'd like to know is why he really wore that glove? Why was the cat always smiling and why did he like watching a policeman in uniform on his large screen monitor?

This T-shirt is a cry for help, when answers are hard to come by...

weapons of mass destruction

2006-07-29T08:37:00.000+10:00

every white girl wants a black man's body

2006-07-29T08:27:00.000+10:00

Okay, I'm going to be the first to admit to being a NEGROPHILE. I wish I could wear a t-shirt with the word emblazoned across it, but unfortunately we live in a society that would not understand the humour in this. I don’t even know if it is a real word – maybe I could take out a patent on it.
But it’s true. I love black women, they are the sexiest women on the planet. I’m not sure why I like to look at them so much. They tend to be proportioned to my liking – big hips, tits and arse, plus I love black skin and frizzy hair. Now the problem I have with this fetish though is that it seems to give consent to the objectification of African men and women. Now I can argue that that is not true, that I like black women like other men like blonde women with big tits, and its just a question of personal taste, but the truth is that at least some of my psychology is as guilty as all the others who have objectified the African person for the last 500 or so years.

Why does every white girl want a black mans body? Is it because apparently they have bigger dicks? I’m not so sure, because I hear big dicks sometimes hurt women. I think it’s more about the politics of power. You see, I’ve been told that black people are inferior to white people. Okay that’s not true, but at least somewhere in our twisted psyche it must still hold some truth. So in this racist theory of man that was quite popular up until relatively recently, white men were at the top of the ladder. Therefore, sex with a white man involved placing ones self below him, a woman’s gratification was secondary to the white mans’. But with a black man, positioned one rung below the white woman on the racist social ladder, a Caucasian girl could assert her social status sexually. Only with a black man could she feel liberated enough to enjoy the sexual act.

Unfortunately, according to this socio-sexual theory, the black woman cannot find anyone to dominate sexually, therefore she can receive no sexual gratification apart from with her equal – the other black woman.
And therein lies my favourite fetish – not just one, but two naked black women!

who do you vote for?

2006-07-28T19:37:00.000+10:00

There’s no sense denying it, we’ve all done it, I especially have – worn a Che Guevara t-shirt. The question is why? Why do so many young people dare to wear the face of the Cuban revolutionary emblazoned on their chests?
For some, and I dare say most, people would fall into this category: just to be cool.
The guy wears sunnies and a beret, he has a funky little beard, and quite frankly, smoking fat cigars is a little sexy.
Some people buy his products for what they think he represents – struggle against oppression, communism, and anti-U.S policies.
But I think what people fail to recognise is that the guy was a killer. Che Guevara murdered people.

Is that cool?
Is it cool to take another persons life?

If you think it is okay, if you think it is justified, then no problem, wear a Che Guevara t-shirt. But please don’t deny that you are wearing the face of a bloody murderer - wear it proudly.

However, if you’re like me, and you have a slight problem with the fact that this cool Cuban revolutionary, yes, did actually kill people, if you think there is something wrong with masses of innocent, mostly fun loving and clubbing youth wearing the face of a murderer on their clothing, then you can still show your support for revolt against colonial powers by wearing this t-shirt:

Because there is a way to show that you’re down with revolution, but you’re not down with murder. And it’s important. As long as people continue to wear Che Guevara on their t-shirts, revolution will continue to be a dirty word. So, CHOOSE LIFE, CHOOSE GANDHI.

Ich bin ein Berliner

2006-07-28T19:23:00.000+10:00

What does it mean to be political on a t-shirt? What does it mean to be a person?
The person is political. Each time you clothe yourself you are setting out to define yourself as a person, thus revealing at least some of your political leanings. If I choose to wear a crisp white shirt and tie to work, I am at least saying that I am okay enough with my company not to publicly protest against it.

“Ich bin ein Berliner” is my favourite t-shirt at the moment. I went through a phase recently (like anyone else) where I did not want to wear labels, did not want to explicitly define myself with brands or kitschy slogans. But fuck it, you’re going to define me anyway so at least I’ll have some fun with it.

Translated as, “I am a Berliner”, this t-shirt bears a quote from J.F.K – one of the nicer leaders this world has had, and surprisingly, a U.S American.
I like this quote. I like it because of what it represents – U.S Americans are not all ethnocentric imperialists with a negatively geared political agenda. Here, the leader of the U.S is actually saying that he can identify with a foreign culture and people.

I think a lot of us have forgotten that a lot of good things have come out of the U.S. We’ve forgotten this because of recent history and leadership. Its difficult to imagine George W. Bush addressing an assembly in Iraq and proclaiming, “I am an Iraqi!”, but this is the literal equivalent of what J.F.K proudly proclaimed to the German people assembled at the Schoenberg Rathaus shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. And of course, the States had their own political agenda for wanting to support a Western capitalist Berlin against the Eastern Block, but the fact is that no matter how we want to romanticise it in order to be subversive, not many people would choose to be a Soviet over a U.S American citizen.

But what does it mean for a foreigner to identify as a Berliner? For me, proclaiming to be a Berliner has different layers of meaning. First of all, I like Berlin. It’s my favourite city so far – full stop. It also has a great history, and really, the most important history for this century in terms of lessons to be learned and for an analysis of the politics of war and Leftwing vs. Rightwing relationships. I also like the metaphorical subtleties associated with the Wall: division within oneself; trying to escape to another part of oneself; breaking down barriers; creating a change within oneself; etc.
I like that the Wall was built, because if it hadn’t have been built, then it could never have been broken down. These are important symbols for the self as well as for society and the world as a whole.

So this is why I wear the 'Ich bin ein Berliner' t-shirt: to show my allegiance to the city-state of Berlin; as a symbol of inner duality; and as a comment on the politics of East and West. So yes, the person is political, and I shall wear this shirt on my person.