Obama Shirt Causes Controversy


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So the other day I wore my Superman Obama shirt on campus, and you would have thought I killed someone. I knew that it would be a big step to wear it on my campus, but what’s the point of having a shirt if you can’t wear it? I’m going to refer to the Tee as “THE shirt” from now on. Now my mom sent me “THE shirt” as a present, and I have to admit that it sat around my dorm for a couple weeks before I felt like I could wear it in public. I’m not a coward or anything close to one, but I do live on a campus that offers a “College Republicans” club with no opposition, and I do live on a campus where I witnessed various death threats and crying females after PRESIDENT Obama was elected.
Naturally I was a bit hesitant (I usually refrain from starting riots… its just me, I can’t help it…) but wearing it sure was an adventure. I knew that I would get a lot of feedback, but I definitely didn’t expect one of the cafeteria ladies to yell across the room “WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT SHIRT?! OBAMA IS THE DEVIL!” That had to be the funniest thing I have heard in a long time. The rest of the cafeteria staff was more than happy to see my SuperObama Tee. Long story short, I couldn’t handle wearing “THE shirt” for more than three hours, so yes I did change halfway through the day. I will go down in history for wearing the only Obama shirt on my campus with a depiction of him being awesome instead of the spawn of Satan. Keep the love alive….


Posted by Schuyler Gray

18 comments:

  1. For the record, you might have been the only one to get the outlandish reaction you did from THE shirt, but I have also worn an Obama shirt on campus. It's an interesting experiment if anything, I definitely got a lot of stares. Way to go for stepping out and causing the scene. This campus needs some bold action.

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  2. I can't believe that! just go move to another college! That kind of attitudes can seriously harm your performance as a student... It's a nice thing that your mom decided to buy a gift for you, so don't let other people ruin that. I'm serios with this advice.

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  3. I went to a big Ten school & experienced a few "incidents" of sorts...the funny thing is, it made me stronger. Br Proud & wear your shirt whenever you want! As soon as we have t-shirt dy at work, I'm busting mine out!!!

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  4. Mitzi!! Yeah that day was definitely one to remember lol. I think I handled it pretty well :). We need to plan a day to wear OUR SHIRTS together so we can see what we can really accomplish :p.

    I'm going to keep sporting my momma's gift proud :) and I'm looking forward to hearing about some reactions from some other environments lol

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  5. Oh my goodness, I want one! Please! x

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  7. I must say it's been a while since I went to college :o) but the reactions you got seem very severe. Definitely don't ditch the t-shirt. It's not a Fortune 500 company you're attending after all.

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  9. Hey Sky

    Thanks for becoming one of my followers, I totally appreciate it. Now to the T-shirt it’s freaking awesome. I wish I could find one down here in Canada to wear. Our PM is an idiot and I wish we had a man like Obama representing our country. You stay cool and wear that T with pride because I would do the same and f**k what others think. Thanks again.

    Peace
    JB

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  10. haha....great post....!
    its fun experiment in college with such stuff...!
    But honestly i think you should not have changed THE shirt :P
    to hell with what others think....!

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  11. OMFG. I'm not American but I want a shirt like that.

    That's fucking awesome.

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  12. I teach at a HBCU and the Obama shirts that I've seen have been AWESOME! Barak "The shirt!"

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  13. Hahaha, most of my school are Democrats and those that aren't don't share so wearing that shirt would probably make me a mini-celebrity on campus. Now I want that shirt lol!!

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  14. Great post. If I was still in school, I would've done the same thing. More power to you.

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  15. ....you gotta rock the shirt ALL day fam!

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  17. i want that t shirt too! cool that you had the courage to wear it! The president really needs our prayers, more than ever!

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