It Might Make a Good Bull's Eye?

[alivemagdolene]

Okay, I present this information for you all to make of it what you will.

Whilst I was flipping through the latest Northern Sun catalog, I ran across a curious looking t-shirt. Now I'd been especially wary of Northern Sun after I'd seen them carrying Ron Paul merchandise earlier this year (the same Ron Paul with the medieval social agenda that includes interesting policies on GLBT rights, environmental protection, and is the self-proclaimed "an unshakable foe of abortion" that has repeatedly attempted to overturn Roe vs Wade) and their filing of feminist buttons/bumper stickers/t-shirts under the section "Feminist/Women's Issues" (bold mine) since we know feminism only affects women right?

But I see this t-shirt :



and go, "Wait a minute.... is that... is that the planes hitting the WTC towers?! IN A CARTOON?!"

Maybe I'm overreacting. And I realize this is in reference to the (ugh) "9/11 Truth Movement", which is, aptly put and if nothing else, a conspiracy theory. But a cutesy cartoon of the plane hitting one of towers? That's.... it strikes me as sooooo not fucking right.
To dismiss the mass murder of thousands on a cutesy shirt that also features alien abduction? It just strikes me as not right. I've been debating whether or not to contact Northern Sun:

Northern Sun
2916 E Lake St
Minneapolis, MN 55406

Regular Business Hours
10 AM to 6 PM CDT Monday-Friday. 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday CDT

Phone: (612) 729-2001
Fax: (612) 729-0149
Toll-free: (800) 258-8579
e-mail: info@northernsun.com

and speak my mind.

But like I said, maybe I'm overreacting. I'd be interested to know what other people think.

Comments

[mia6363.livejournal.com]

No, I agree. It's not only really... I don't know... almost creepy and just makes you feel slightly greasy, but soon and... hell I don't even think you could make a shirt making fun of the JFK assination yet.

[alivemagdolene.livejournal.com]

They made a shirt (http://www.northernsun.com/n/s/1685.html) of the hoopla surrounding the JFK assassination:




but not the murder itself, and like you said, it was almost forty-five years ago.

Also, the JFK assassination wasn't the impetus for a preemptive strike against a country that bore no ill will towards us and has killed thousands of both our troops and civilians, among other things. *sigh*

[mia6363.livejournal.com]

Yeah... even still, some things are just not ready to be made fun of yet... and... well yeah. *awkwardly leaves stage* :D.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_vanilla_/]

I think I'm with you on this. While I myself wouldn't complain, because simply buying and wearing the t-shirt will proclaim you an enormous douchebag, I agree it's in poor taste. But then again, all conspiracy theories of 9/11 makes bile rise in my throat.

There's a wonderful article on conspiracy theories by Charlie Brooker (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/14/september11.usa) that I love. If anyone ever tries to talk to me about them, I will send them this.

[alivemagdolene.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I love that article! I thought it was this one (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/11818067/the_low_post_the_hopeless_stupidity_of_911_conspiracies) since it nails nearly all the same bullet points and basically blows the ignorant fucks out of the water.

I especially love the theory put forth by Loose Change (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E3oIbO0AWE) (I'd post the YouTube embed but it's more than an hour long) that the victims that called their loved ones during the attack (mostly on United 93) can be explained by the fact the government is developing technology that can duplicate individuals voice. I MEAN SERIOUSLY!!!!!!! There is so much fucking wrong with that, I wouldn't know where to begin.

I know it's dumb to write in and complain (or not so much complain as to urge them to remove it from their catalog), but somehow I always feel the need whenever something fucking stupid like this arises, despite the fact it generally solves nothing. *le sigh*

The crown jewel of all this is that these people choose to overlook the memo Bush got months in advance entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the U.S.". Jesus!

< / Ranty McRantington>

[rehime.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, that also strikes me as "not fucking right".

Then again, it seems like one of those "cool" shirts people wear for the shock factor, than you know, actually freaking knowing what they're wearing.

I think the best way to go about this is to simply not buy it, maybe not even give Northern Sun anymore business. If some very uninformed person wants to wear it, it's their ignorant bliss.

[alivemagdolene.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, good food for thought. Thank you! :^)