The right Che t-shirt, if there is a right Che t-shirt
If you want to piss a Cuban-American off, wear a Che t-shirt. (OK, OK, there are countless ways to piss a Cuban-American off, but the Che tee is a really easy peasy super quicky way.)
The man hailed as a freedom fighter, defender of the poor, blah blah blah, is seen by Cuban-Americans as nothing more than a murderer.
Complaining about stupid, mis-informed American kids wearing Che t-shirts is very, very popular among Cuban-Americans. So, here’s one that will make the gang happy. Not that I think my 66-year-old mother will go wear one, but it gets the point across:
The design: A Che head with the words: Suburban White Kids Unite!
The design is from the very clever company, SMASH Tees. See full image here. (The suckers have a Flash site, so I couldn’t grab a better image.)
Bravo.
Wish I had thought of it.
If only there were a way to make the acronym “SUCKER,” “IDIOT” or “MORON” out of it. “SWKU” just doesn’t do it.
You know, I always wonder what Che would think if he could see his image being used to make mucho dinero. Just sayin’…
Check out the book “Everything But the Burden” by Greg Tate. The essays are built on the central theme of Whites pillaging blacks of their culture, but leaving the burdens and stresses of racism, poverty, social stigma, etc. They want the look, the walk, the talk, of minorities because we’re cool;-) and gaining power, but not the reality of being a minority; which would require them to give up many privileges. Also look up “The Invisible Knapsack”.
Thanks for the book suggestion…and all of you for the “getting it.”
Peggy McIntosh wrote “The Invisible Knapsack” and it would be great if everyone could read it. It’s not a book, just an essay and easily read. Here’s a link: http://www.case.edu/president/aaction/UnpackingTheKnapsack.pdf
It helps to put many things into perspective.