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[notacrnflkgirl]

Before I delve, you ought to know that my school recently adopted a new, stricter dress code. One of the many things now banned are shirts that are blatantly discriminating or otherwise hurtful

Comments

[keryx]

I think it has the potential to be satirical, but it also has the potential to be seen by someone who's been through a rape or battery of some form. For that reason, I think a kind person wouldn't wear it in a public environment where the wearer couldn't be sure that the statement wouldn't cause someone else pain. Whatever satirical political statement might be made isn't worth the potential to hurt someone who saw it, IMO.

[notacrnflkgirl]

Agreed. Completely.

[whoisphillip]

I think it's pretty funny.

[notacrnflkgirl]

I don't understand...and naruvonwilkins said the same thing...how is advertising sexual assault/domestic violence funny?

[whoisphillip]

It's not really advertising sexual assault or domestic violence so much as just referencing it. I can definitely see how some people could be offended by it, but it's just such an absurd thing to put on a t-shirt that I personally can't take it seriously enough to be offended.

[drunkenatheist]

Considering that I heard those exact words from my ex-boyfriend, I wouldn't exactly call it an "absurd" sentiment.

[sunnydecho]

I find that highly offensive, regardless of their sex.

[absofrickinlute]

I'll just be honest, I find it to be in bad taste, and as a kneejerk reaction I would be more offended if it was a male wearing the shirt.

[notacrnflkgirl]

I appreciate your honesty. And I also think that knowing the sex of the wearer affected my reaction, but I don't like to think about my own internal sexism.

[bestdaywelived]

It's not internal sexism - more often than not, males are the ones using the "if you love me, you will" phrase on their girlfriends/friends.

[delphyne_]

It's not sexism. Male on female violence is widespread, female on male violence isn't. By wearing the shirt he's identifying with rapists and abusers of women.

[crazy_alexy]

To be honest, I don't think the sex would bother me. I think it would be horrid for either sex to wear it, though my approach to how to say something about it may be different based on the sex of the wearer.

Either way, I'd want to slap them and ask them if they had any sense.

Some shirts just shouldn't be made, let alone worn.