brooklynmutt:

generic1:

(via jlamere)

Very good. A+

You can have your tired PETA buttons and your Free Mumia patches. Want to make your politics happen and bust some stigma? Here you go. Suit up.

I’m all for one-upping the t-shirt slogan or the trite armband, but damn, girl. For a pro-lifer that’s tantamount to flaunting homocide at the scene of the crime.

And it’s one thing to look at the photo, the way we are now. I imagine it’s quite different in person, on the bus or some other public space. Talk about walking the talk. The stages are so clear in my mind:

1. You read the text.
2. She sees you reading the text.
3. You become aware of her seeing you reading the text.
4. She registers the fleeting look on your face, either disgust or approval or respect or astonishment or some emotional mixture.
5. She responds in kind, judging you based on your reaction.

And just like that you’ve had a subtle, but substantial political interaction. As viewers, we usually don’t let ourselves get caught at Step 3 or 4 unless the catalyst is shocking enough to shake the casual viewer from their comfort zone. (“Yeah, yeah. ‘Meat is Murder’ …whatever.”) The mask has to drop for a second. And that’s not even counting the personalities who start a conversation (shudder).

Well done. Add it to the list.