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Related: About this forumChicago T-shirt company makes "Toronto Stronger" asshat look good
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/cubby-tees-pulls-chicago-stronger-blackhawks-gear-protests-153123086.htmlThe outcry over the Toronto Stronger sign was considerable, but it did spark a rather sensitive debate about teams using tragedies and patriotism for the purposes of rallying a fan base or striking an emotional chord during a sporting event. When does Boston Strong crossover from being an essential symbol for the citys healing into something calculated and commercial? Does it matter if it does?...
Cubby Tees is a Chicago-based sports apparel company that makes some awesome gear seriously, we must possess this Patrick Kane shirt. In honor of the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins, they decided to tweak the Boston Strong slogan on a T-shirt that read Chicago Stronger, featuring the teams iconic Indian feathers. There was another design that incorporated another aspect of the Hawks' logo.
Predictably, there was backlash. Boston Sports Then & Now reported on the shirt, and the controversy spread, writing I thought most of the people in Chicago were behind Boston after the marathon bombings, well I guess that changes when we the Stanley Cup is involved."...
It was replaced with a screed about free speech and how criticism of the gear was misguided. Because they werent making light of the tragedys most recognizable slogan, but rather and completely ironically, we imagine those who seek to profit from it.
Cubby Tees is a Chicago-based sports apparel company that makes some awesome gear seriously, we must possess this Patrick Kane shirt. In honor of the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins, they decided to tweak the Boston Strong slogan on a T-shirt that read Chicago Stronger, featuring the teams iconic Indian feathers. There was another design that incorporated another aspect of the Hawks' logo.
Predictably, there was backlash. Boston Sports Then & Now reported on the shirt, and the controversy spread, writing I thought most of the people in Chicago were behind Boston after the marathon bombings, well I guess that changes when we the Stanley Cup is involved."...
It was replaced with a screed about free speech and how criticism of the gear was misguided. Because they werent making light of the tragedys most recognizable slogan, but rather and completely ironically, we imagine those who seek to profit from it.
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Chicago T-shirt company makes "Toronto Stronger" asshat look good (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jun 2013
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Berlum
(7,044 posts)1. it is kinda mercenary and stanky
Making money off of other people's sorrow...
Iggo
(47,583 posts)3. Money-money-money-money. MONEY!!!
$24.00
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bluedigger
(17,088 posts)2. Stay classy, Chicago.