This shirt is hanging in a local skate shop, next to all the other guns-and-switchblades-and-brass-knuckle COOL-ASS HIPSTER shirts. It is really COOL, right? Right?
It would be so sick if he was holding a banana to her head instead of a gun because it's so impossible to stop typing banananananananana. You could just go on an on for ever if you don't make yourself stop at banana.
Well, it seems somehow generous for annoying oh-look-how-goddamn-edgy-I-am fucks to identify themselves up front with a stupid T-shirt, rather than force you to meet them to find it out, anyways.
Hey #12, you're a stupid fuck. Just because you gave us their reasoning for using those images doesn't make it okay to use them. It still shows potential violence against women and why should we stand behind that. Also, I hate the use of the word "retard." Why is this word okay to use again. It seemed like it was going away, but people I respect actually use it again. It's dehumanizing. (Yes, I know "retard" is a legitimate word as well which means to slow down or delay progress, but that is sure as hell not how it is being used.)
i dont know about skater culture, i never skated cuz i found it silly, and there were no skaters where i grew up, but a friend of mine who use to be a gutter punk told me that skater culture is extremely anti girl and mysoginists and the film KIDS only begins to paint how fucking mysoginists the lil skater shits are.
i dont know, thats just what she told me. so if true, than that fucked up shirt makes sense, and it should sell well. but im guessing northwest skaters are a wee more wussy and emo.
How dare this shirt!? This shirt makes a mockery of everything I hold dear. This shirt offends my moral sensibilities. This shirt has no sense of decency. This shirt really rubs me the wrong way. This shirt is too large for me.
Oh, come on, you would-be liberal fucks. Where's your sense of freedom of speech? You'd think that someone spray-painted it on your car, or something. Why is violent art acceptable on canvas, but not on a t-shirt? Get over yourselves.
I don't want to ban it. I just want the wearers to know they're tasteless wankers. It's not a censorship issue. It's a lame t-shirt for lame people issue. And I'm not a "liberal" either.
Genderists! You got no idea if the "victim" is a woman! Heck, it could be roleplaying too. Plus, you all seem to automatically assume a man is going to wear the shirt, what if a woman did? What if a tranny wore it? Would it then symbolize the internal struggle of a woman born as a man? This shirt is a wake up call.
My head is starting to spin, I'm not sure if I'm angry or uplifted.
I prefer a shirt with a tank vs tank on it.
This shirt sucks not that its violent, but a violence that is for cowards and
freaaaaks. It is not cool violence. Cool violence is when you have a showdown between a tank and nuclear wahead. Or a Misfits shirt.
This shirt is just graspin for straws
and would best be used just to wash grime away.
On the level though I agree with above commenters about it being why is this such a big deal if it was on poster or canvas. I've seen pretty disturbing ad images on the bus to.
Obviously its the missing finger from the other hand... In the seventies all the cool rock stars, like Kieth Partrage, had one finger from the right put on the left for intense shredding purposes. If any of you had watched "why we were scared of the seventies" you would know that.
If it were a real man holding a gun to a real person's head, that would be terrible. But -- take a deep breath -- it's just a shirt. It's not real. If you don't like it, don't buy it or wear it.
Incidentally, this is the first I've heard of the shirt, and probably the first most everyone else has seen of it, too. You just upped it's visibility and gave 'em a little controversy. That's terrible, because people selling things hate attention and fuss.
Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and Ozzy were cool rock stars.
David Cassidy (Keith Partridge) was many things, he might have even been cool, hell he probably porked Shirley Jones and Susan Dey at the same time, but what he was not, was a rock star.
HOW DARE YOU RICO... HOW DARE YOU INDEED. Those people you mentioned were just pretenders, mere amateurs, compared to the sheer greatness that was Kieth PartRIDGE. I suggest you gain a better appreciation for music before you post here again...
What many seem to be missing is that the image is a police gun range practice target and that the tshirt wearer's head stands in as the perp in the target. The violence implied is actually shooting at the wearer to free the hostage.
Generally, all the principles of design apply to any piece you may create. How you apply those principles determines how effective your design is in conveying the desired message and how attractive it appears.There is seldom only one correct way to apply each principle. And that goes for violent images. Some see it as cool in terms of context, and some are smitten if it is potrayed as this t-shirt.
Some would think it better if she had a gun pointed at the perp as well, hence cool violence.
Lighten up. It's just a t-shirt.
"Lighten up. It's just a t-shirt."
Yeah, but if a person wears it they're automatically an misogynistic asshole or an "edgy" wanker. How's that?
gross
Lighten up, it's just a woman.
That shirt is sick, but not as sick as the comment @ 1.
Wasn't there some sort of moratorium on the word "hipster"?
Weapon-chic is so... (yawn).
"Low Card"? I don't get it.
That weapons shit is getting pretty ripe.
It would be so sick if he was holding a banana to her head instead of a gun because it's so impossible to stop typing banananananananana. You could just go on an on for ever if you don't make yourself stop at banana.
Dude, that shirt is vile.
low card is an underground skate zine. they use 70's police training images of hostage takers and victims as their visual motif.
but you could have found that out if you used that crazy GOOGLE intramenet thingamajig all the HIPSTERS are talking about...
Absolute rubbish. That crap is obscene. Next series of shirts has what? A lynching? A rape?
I bet it's that shitty t-shirt shop on the same block as the Cha-Cha that they deal coke out of the back room.
Well, it seems somehow generous for annoying oh-look-how-goddamn-edgy-I-am fucks to identify themselves up front with a stupid T-shirt, rather than force you to meet them to find it out, anyways.
Thanks, @12 - my guess was that it was manga-related, but I didn't go look. =)
Hey #12, you're a stupid fuck. Just because you gave us their reasoning for using those images doesn't make it okay to use them. It still shows potential violence against women and why should we stand behind that. Also, I hate the use of the word "retard." Why is this word okay to use again. It seemed like it was going away, but people I respect actually use it again. It's dehumanizing. (Yes, I know "retard" is a legitimate word as well which means to slow down or delay progress, but that is sure as hell not how it is being used.)
i dont know about skater culture, i never skated cuz i found it silly, and there were no skaters where i grew up, but a friend of mine who use to be a gutter punk told me that skater culture is extremely anti girl and mysoginists and the film KIDS only begins to paint how fucking mysoginists the lil skater shits are.
i dont know, thats just what she told me. so if true, than that fucked up shirt makes sense, and it should sell well. but im guessing northwest skaters are a wee more wussy and emo.
Look carefully-no boobs. Must be man on man violence.
How dare this shirt!? This shirt makes a mockery of everything I hold dear. This shirt offends my moral sensibilities. This shirt has no sense of decency. This shirt really rubs me the wrong way. This shirt is too large for me.
@19 - Actually, that's why I figured it for manga - it's got that odd sort of yaoi vibe going on. I assumed it was two guys.
@17 - No one's asking you to stand behind it. And, for goodness' sake, "shows potential violence against women"?
@20 - You didn't mention that this shirt has a tacky font. =)
It's just a stupid shirt that only dorks and losers would wear. That's all.
jesus christ kelly.....what have you started you hype-monger?
Oh, come on, you would-be liberal fucks. Where's your sense of freedom of speech? You'd think that someone spray-painted it on your car, or something. Why is violent art acceptable on canvas, but not on a t-shirt? Get over yourselves.
Don't buy the t-shirt if you don't like it. Just don't look.
That wal mart nazi skull shirt is making so much money because of this shit.
Ignore it and it will die.
I don't want to ban it. I just want the wearers to know they're tasteless wankers. It's not a censorship issue. It's a lame t-shirt for lame people issue. And I'm not a "liberal" either.
Genderists! You got no idea if the "victim" is a woman! Heck, it could be roleplaying too. Plus, you all seem to automatically assume a man is going to wear the shirt, what if a woman did? What if a tranny wore it? Would it then symbolize the internal struggle of a woman born as a man? This shirt is a wake up call.
My head is starting to spin, I'm not sure if I'm angry or uplifted.
You go, victim!
I prefer a shirt with a tank vs tank on it.
This shirt sucks not that its violent, but a violence that is for cowards and
freaaaaks. It is not cool violence. Cool violence is when you have a showdown between a tank and nuclear wahead. Or a Misfits shirt.
This shirt is just graspin for straws
and would best be used just to wash grime away.
On the level though I agree with above commenters about it being why is this such a big deal if it was on poster or canvas. I've seen pretty disturbing ad images on the bus to.
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The perp is an obvious dude but the vic has an androgynous 70's hair style and may be Keith Partrage.
But what is the deal with the art work on the vic's left hand? Does the vic have an extra finger?
It's not just a violence against women, thing, it's just a violence thing. Boo.
For '70s police training art, that's pretty damn good. Look at the fear in that person's eyes.
Obviously its the missing finger from the other hand... In the seventies all the cool rock stars, like Kieth Partrage, had one finger from the right put on the left for intense shredding purposes. If any of you had watched "why we were scared of the seventies" you would know that.
Back to my first comment:
If it were a real man holding a gun to a real person's head, that would be terrible. But -- take a deep breath -- it's just a shirt. It's not real. If you don't like it, don't buy it or wear it.
Incidentally, this is the first I've heard of the shirt, and probably the first most everyone else has seen of it, too. You just upped it's visibility and gave 'em a little controversy. That's terrible, because people selling things hate attention and fuss.
Justin @ 24: Freedom of Speech doesn't include protection from criticism for saying something stupid. This shirt is stupid.
Partridge. Keith Partridge, people. Show a little respect.
Really.
I want one.
Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and Ozzy were cool rock stars.
David Cassidy (Keith Partridge) was many things, he might have even been cool, hell he probably porked Shirley Jones and Susan Dey at the same time, but what he was not, was a rock star.
HOW DARE YOU RICO... HOW DARE YOU INDEED. Those people you mentioned were just pretenders, mere amateurs, compared to the sheer greatness that was Kieth PartRIDGE. I suggest you gain a better appreciation for music before you post here again...
It is not cool violence.
That is the single dumbest thing I've read in at least a week. Or since I last read about Anthony Ciolli.
What many seem to be missing is that the image is a police gun range practice target and that the tshirt wearer's head stands in as the perp in the target. The violence implied is actually shooting at the wearer to free the hostage.
Generally, all the principles of design apply to any piece you may create. How you apply those principles determines how effective your design is in conveying the desired message and how attractive it appears.There is seldom only one correct way to apply each principle. And that goes for violent images. Some see it as cool in terms of context, and some are smitten if it is potrayed as this t-shirt.
Some would think it better if she had a gun pointed at the perp as well, hence cool violence.
#42 is that better now?
How do we even know the gun is loaded? Or if it's even real?
I guess not too many people outside of San Francisco are familiar with Lowcard. This thread is funny.
... and Thank God most of the people that left comments wouldn't know the all-time-classic "Prevent This Tragedy" shirt.
Why hold a woman under duress? So masty!
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