Comments on It Was Offensive Until We Sold a Buttload of Them

Reading IS sexy, isn't it? I think it is.

#1: Depends on the quality of the slash.

@1 is right.

reading books is sexy. so is smarts. so is arguing. fleeing, ranting, not being able to talk about things, getting hysterical (happens w any gender, too), etc. is not.

am I missing something? What is offensive about this?

WTF? Have these people ever been to Reading?

i don't want to defend the slogan or the logo. but i think this guy was saying he thought it was offensive to women until women bought/picked up most of the stuff. he's not saying that selling a bunch of stuff means it mustn't be offensive. of course, his logic doesn't actually prove that it's not offensive to women, but i see what he means.

I have had this shirt for years.

i hope Sarah Utter is getting motherfucking PAID for this, if not she should sue the pants off that whole goddamm booksellers’ ass.

It's almost as offensive as reading the Stranger.

Actually, it's not.

Crazy! The above photo shows the original tshirt I designed for Buyolympia.com about 6 years ago.. I created it in response to what I found to be extremely stupid/offensive 'slogan tees' that were being marketed to teenage girls, and women, at that time.. you know, the generic 'hottie' and 'princess'/ 'mrs. timberlake', etc. I thought by that glorifying braininess/substance/nerdcore I could generate at least a bit of 'brainy girl unity' if not a laugh or two. The shirt that is being deemed 'offensive' at the Colorado Springs convention is apparently a bootleg of my design (and therefore not only a copyright infringement but also just a basic annoyance, as I'm a small-time artist selling Reading is Sexy merchandise through community-boosting/artist-supporting Buyolympia.com.. I'm not Target/Urban Outfitters/Hot Topic), and I'd LOVE to see what kind of graphic accompanies their version! Could it be the ubiquitous mudflap girl? The whole point of my design I whipped up at Kinko's one afternoon was to use a graphic that was not sexy in the least.. just a bit tongue-in-cheek flirtatious. Anyhow, this article just came to my attention yesterday, so I thought I'd throw in my two cents.
READING IS SEXY 4EVA! xo sarah u.
p.s. thanks josh bomb! i think i should be getting paid by this bootlegging bookseller!

What's sexy is a rack that big.

i've also had this shirt for years. Sarah, your stuff on buyolympia.com is awesome! sue the bastards, and get paid!