The libertarians over at Reason Magazine have posted an interesting little documentary on Che fashions. It’s a bit partisan but so are those shirts.
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Che doesn’t represent rebellion.
In Cuba, the government has his picture everywhere. How rebellious is that? To me, he represents skinny cows, people in burlap and a lot of misery. He’s my least favorite sort of man; a man with more guns than ideas.
But I disagree with the idea that we should treat Che merchandise like we treat Nazi merchandise. We should actually treat Nazi merchandise like we treat Che merchandise. Sell it all, I say. Name a sports team after the Nazis.
We’re ready for that, I think.
And I own a piece of Che popaganda. I have a wallet with him on it. That’s how I show my contempt for communism and capitalism at the same time.
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Fashion Crimes: Inauguration Special « The Grumpy Owl
January 20, 2009 at 5:01 am (UTC -5)
[...] sold in janky little shops in Chinatown, where you can also buy a Che Guevara or Chairman Mao shirt and, perhaps, a set of Hitler shot-glasses, they are ugly [...]