A final set of political tees

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Here are the final batch of political t-shirts that Manish and I have created (in case you are looking to sport something subversive with just about 50 days to go before we have a new president). First up is “Hare Bama” (which you may recognize):

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p>The next t-shirt tries to help clear up confusion:

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p>Our final T-shirt was designed by the talented artist behind SmallHands Designs. If you don’t like any of our political shirts then she is also selling some great designs that you may like.

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p>Be the first kid on your block to own one of these tees. If you don’t like ANY of them then I can only assume that you are possessed by the devil.

73 thoughts on “A final set of political tees”

  3. I am surprised nobody mentioned that 7-11-2006 is the day of the serial blasts in Mumbai. Your second T-shirt is just despicable, from that perspective.

    RPT

  4. DESICION ’08 on a white tee. And that O could be the now-popular Obama O.

    We could even highlight the ‘DESI’ part. It would help break that “spelling bee” stereotype.

  9. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing any of these + What’s up with the Hindu = Brown = Indian thing going on??

  10. What’s up with the Hindu = Brown = Indian thing going on??

    Lazy stereotyping that Sepia Mutiny bloggers abhor, when someone else does it.

  12. I like the 1st one. 2nd one doesn’t seem inclusive and 3rd is pretty weak. With the risk of coming across as a cocky ass, I’d say my designs are better than any of these :-). And they are cheaper too!.

  13. “I am surprised nobody mentioned that 7-11-2006 is the day of the serial blasts in Mumbai. Your second T-shirt is just despicable, from that perspective.”

    Despicable? can you please not read too much into the shirts?

    all the talk reminded me of an episode from way back when… Me and my Cambodien male friend were walking the mall and a female desi friend is walks along towards us, she has this shirt on with the map of Asia. Cambodien friend is a bit far sighted, he is like getting close to her chest and checking out the Map, trying to read the capitals and all. It was very uncomfortable for me and the desi friend to say the least, only after a few nudgging he stepped away realising what is going on.

    The way you guys are going on and on with whats in the shirt made the 10 year old memory come back to me… I think we need to chill a bit and may be come back after few days and read our comment? see fun when its ment to be such.

    my two cents

  14. 63 · jigglemyhandle said

    I think we need to chill a bit and may be come back after few days and read our comment?

    Dude, without exception, t-shirt threads on SM quickly unravel and uncover every cheap, sniping malcontent with a petty ax to grind and absolutely nothing constructive to say. It’s pretty amazing–the effort people are willing to expend to be anonymous jerks.

  15. The depiction of Obama and Hilary as Krishna and Radha is vulgar, offensive, tacky and tasteless. We are bombarded by Obama’s unpleasant homely image constantly on TV and the web, must we now also see him portrayed as a deity???

  16. You must excersize sensitivity when portraying religious gods on this blog as caricatures. It can be offensive to some. Please use caution and judgment. This blog should be a safe space (and I believe it is) for people to speak; not one that sparks insults on someone’s religion. I see your point in this political tees and understand the underlying humour and intention – but please do not do so at the expense of someone’s else’s faith.

  17. Yeah…that 7-11 v 9/11 T shirt – that’s a no go. Its stupid for one. Two, I know at least one desi 7-11 owner who is not Hindu. Three, enough of the whining – when honestly is the last time someone through a rock through your store window for slamming one of planes into the WTC? Sure, there’s the odd moron who cannot tell the difference between your average store owner and a terrorist, but come on. Quit fanning a fire that aint there.

  18. I thought T-shirt number 1 was hilarious, riffing on the Obamessaiah theme (seriously, do I have to explain it?). Design two, not so much.

  19. 65 · Mango Boy said

    We are bombarded by Obama’s unpleasant homely image constantly on TV and the web, must we now also see him portrayed as a deity???

    Time to get the old eyes checked, I think.

  20. Eh, don’t listen to the riff-raff. You knew as soon as this post went up that brownz love to be offended. Amen, Harbeer…hell, this kind of stupid shit is why I only lurk these days.

    The t-shirts are all funny, and I’ll buy #1 in a Medium, thank you. And I’ll wager that if any of these whiners saw one in person, they’d laugh and ask the wearer about it.

  21. hey, i gots another one. i promise it’ll make you laugh till your belly hurts. wait for it, wait for it…

    cow jockey, not camel jockey.

    i told ya, it was a winner.

    oh, and by the way, totally agree with you guys about those two racist white people you posted today. just can’t believe the twats going around these days…

  22. This is coming from a graphic designer’s perspective. Critiques on this piece can go down two paths:

    1) the execution of the design 2) the content of the design

    Execution Honestly, so much of it looks like cut-and-paste work. If this were collage-work, that would be acceptable. Unfortunately, the rest of the work does not reflect that aesthetic, leading me to believe the result was unintended. Take for example the second piece. While the masking and edge work is decent, there is too much contrast in the details of the pieces. The ornate image behind the 7-11 does not work well with the simplified logo and “, not 9/11” copy. Simplify both, or simplify neither. Make the elements work together. To achieve visual balance, a design piece should either be constructed entirely of cohesive elements, or none at all (if that’s what you’re going for, with appropriate defense). The 7 referencing the elephant’s trunk is clever, but lost in the final product.

    Here is where I may come off as elitist. Anyone with a computer and Photoshop can call themselves a graphic designer. Do you go to a 4-year school and pick up the bachelor’s? Or do you pick up the associate’s degree in 2 years? The market is continuously becoming saturated, making it a little harder to tell who has the talent, and a little harder for designers to separate themselves from competition. But it’s my belief that the cream rises to the top, and good designers will produce good design, regardless of pedigree.

    Content Coming from a Roman Catholic perspective, I cannot speak for the people of other religious views. Some may find the shirts offensive, and others may take it tongue-in-cheek. I personally wouldn’t wear them. However, coming from an Indian perspective, I can without fail say I would never wear the 7/11 9/11 shirt.

    Maybe it’s because I have been born and raised in Dallas, and there are quite enough Southern misconceptions about Indians as is. Maybe it’s because there are plenty of bubbas ready to exact vigilante justice just in case things get suspicious or 9/11-y. Now, when I say the above, I do not mean for it to be an implication of the entire South– there are many people who have grown with the times and have good heads on their shoulders. But there is also a present minority that isn’t so sharp. To me, wearing the 7/11 9/11 shirt is akin to saying “Hey, don’t make a stereotype about us being terrorists!– but you know what? It’s okay to generalize us as Quick-E-Mart workers.” You are trading one stereotype for another, when neither are acceptable. Any positive work the shirt does to differentiate Indians from the terrorist bombers was undermined by the 7/11 reference.

    But hey, maybe that’s just me.