Comments on: Today in selling misogyny…

By: bodyinrebellion

bodyinrebellion — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:39:26 +0000

The first shirt is up on their facebook page with a note about how “Blood is the new black” gives artists the opportunity to promote their work on t-shirts (so I guess it was a competition or promotion of some kind?) and a vague invitation to debate.

They’ve also included some words from the photographer, who, tbh, sounds like just the hipster-type that came to mind when I saw the image. What I mean is someone with the attitude that seems to drive that subculture; throwing people under the bus for shock-value and social status then denying privilege and dismissing people’s objections. EG: claiming your photo rails against the tyranny of hollywood beauty standards then letting a major fashion brand print it & profit from it by using sweatshop labour. :/

By: SLiver of Jade

SLiver of Jade — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:57:32 +0000

If I saw someone wearing the “Rape/Surprise Sex” shirts, I would most likely hit them and yell “Surprise!” So it wouldn’t be assault, it would be a surprise “love tap.”

By: Marle

Marle — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:14:59 +0000

That’s awesome you recognized that, Amazing Kim. The original is much less disturbing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Life_%28album%29

By: The Amazing Kim

The Amazing Kim — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:40:57 +0000

Hey – that picture of the two women is an album cover of Roxy Music! The original doesn’t have the censorship bar over their eyes. I bet Roger David doesn’t even have the copyright to that picture.

By: haley

haley — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:14:54 +0000

On the positive side, these shirts will offer women the ability to immediately recognize men who are not worth any sort of relationship. Its like the owner’s of said shirts are branding themselves with scarlet letters: M, U, I. ie, misogynist, unintelligent, insecure.

By: Chally

Chally — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:03:20 +0000

A bunch more of you have clicked through to the pictures than they have to the website where you can contact Roger David. Come on folks, we can do this!

Here’s a sample letter:

To whom it may concern,

I want to register my distress regarding two of your t-shirts. It’s pretty disturbing that you sell t-shirts featuring gagged and defeated looking women, or semi-naked and with their eyes blocked out. It’s dehumanising, it perpetuates the misogynistic, degrading and dehumanising imagery we see every day, and it’s incredibly insensitive to survivors of violence.

Please remove these t-shirts from your stores and issue a public apology.

Thank you, and hoping you take this extremely seriously,

[sign]

I wouldn’t worry too much about filling in some details, they’ve no way of telling if they’re, ah, accurate or not if you don’t put in your actual ones.

By: arielle

arielle — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:11:40 +0000

thanks – i commented on his site. boo. :(