China gets ready for Obama Visit - Tshirt goes on sale "Oba Mao"

[The Straight Story]

Obama t-shirt is sold in Beijing.
A t-shirt featuring President Barack Obama's face replacing China's former helmsman Mao Zedong's face in an iconic image of the Communist Party, goes on sale at a clothing shop in Beijing on October 30, 2009. The shirt is called "Oba Mao". China's capital is gearing up for Obama's visit in less than three weeks. UPI/Stephen Shaver


http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Photos_of_the_Day/October-30-2009/2441/12/

[Hekate]

1. Someone there may have meant well with that image, but it's not going to be good here...

... in "the homeland" where the wingnuts live. :-(

Hekate

[Arctic Dave]

3. I want one just so I can see the wingnut heads explode.

:D

[madokie]

15. Thats the first thing I thought too

[HughMoran]

23. I want to sell tickets to a wingnut explosion-fest

:D

[pennylane100]

4. screw the wingnuts

Ithink he looks cute in it. Of course, I think he looks cute all the time.

[HamdenRice]

2. That could be my new avatar!

Having worked in China, I know that they always have difficult transliterating western names into Chinese, and the results can be amusing.

[xchrom]

5. oh. my. god! -- i LOVE that so much!

simply Fabulous.

[Jack Rabbit]

6. Gee, what a nice gesture

I guess.

[Joanne98]

7. Do they have any idea how much they're helping the teabaggers?

[DrCory]

8. A Disgrace

This is NOT complimentary, and those who celebrate it ignore the enormous historical and ethical burden associated with this imagery.

[Hekate]

10. Thanks for seeing what I see. Not good. nt

[jonnyblitz]

22. this image is out of his control so it would be fucking stupid to

infer something from it. like i said in another post, who cares what crazy people think.

[Whisp]

13. I'm really shocked to see some applauding reactions here...

o man....

[REP]

9. Better than putting his head on a horse, I guess

Oba ma; ma can mean horse.

[DrCory]

12. Ha!...Very true, be sure to use the correct tone. N/T

[arcane1]

14. and it can mean hemp, too!

:smoke:

[NeedleCast]

11. I love it! The 25%'ers are going to totally lose their shit over this

It'll be fun to watch!

[cm0431]

16. Mao Killed More Than 20 Million

During his second Five-Year Plan known as the "Great Leap Forward". And yet some people here find this acceptable?

Good Lord.

[Hekate]

17. History of the 20th Century is not taught well in high school, I think. nt

[AllentownJake]

18. Glenn Beck will have this on his show

Heck, I bet he's actually ordering some for the rallies.

[The Straight Story]

19. Which leads me to ask

Does it matter? And if so, why?

[AllentownJake]

20. Doesn't matter

I just hate Glenn Beck, and he's already made ridiculous comparisons from the President to Mao.

[jonnyblitz]

21. that's how i feel. they think he is a commie anyway. who cares

what crazy people think. :shrug: