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[RedFoxxworth]

Nom de Guerre and SVSV are doing it, and I think a trend is brewing...

Arabic writing and imagery suggest danger and subversion to Westerners. To what extend do you think this will be capitalized upon by the design and fashion industries?

Actin' bad like a kid at Six Flags...

[tangerine]

I don't think many will pick it up, I think it will alienate more customers than it will draw. Dean and Dan might like it as a followup to their Jesus line.

Any pics of NdG or SVSV pieces?

ask a cassowary

[absolut]

the owner of nom is arabic isnt he? theres your answer.

people will mistake you for a terrorist.... thats NOT a good thing.

[bloden]

the arabic thing has been going on for a minute-Supreme flipped there box logo a year or so ago as well as those umbro jerseys with the arabic and had that arabic print hat last season.-as well as GDEH had some references too and i think anything might have had a shirt using arabic text as well

[neawts]

Yeah, it's nothing new. I'm not sure if the "danger and subversion" thing appeals to people. I like the designs and patterns.

[r_mutt]

I dont think anything you put on most of NDG's clientele could make them look dangerous. Frankly, a lanky fraily LES kid holding a M16 probally wouldn't scare me. But they would sure as hell be fashionable.

[My Pal the Crook]

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the arabic thing has been going on for a minute-Supreme flipped there box logo a year or so ago as well as those umbro jerseys with the arabic and had that arabic print hat last season.-as well as GDEH had some references too and i think anything might have had a shirt using arabic text as well

--- Original message by bloden on Oct 18, 2005 01:10 PM

that was hebrew thunny

[Yakboy Equals Nurturer]

Designs inspired by Arabic culture / language are only going to seem 'dangerous' to bigots and morons (which may sometimes apply to the people wearing the designs just as much as those observing them). I guess there's a risk of it being cultural tourism as well (Arabic script as the new Kanji?), although a case could also be made for it being a celebration of a culture that is misunderstood / maligned by many in the west.

Whatever. I doubt I'll be wearing any of SVSV or NdG shit anyway.

Edited by Yakboy Equals Nurturer on Oct 20, 2005 at 11:12 AM

[tangerine]

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Designs inspired by Arabic culture / language are only going to seem 'dangerous' to bigots and morons (which may sometimes apply to the people wearing the designs just as much as those observing them). I guess there's a risk of it being cultural tourism as well (Arabic script as the new Kanji?), although a case could also be made for it being a celebration of a culture that is misunderstood / maligned by many in the west.

Whatever. I doubt I'll be wearing any of SVSV or NdG shit anyway.

Edited by Yakboy Equals Nurturer on Oct 20, 2005 at 11:12 AM

--- Original message by Yakboy Equals Nurturer on Oct 20, 2005 11:12 AM

Good points. I would add:

Let's say you are, or look like you could be of Arab descent, or sympathetic to Islam for any stereotypical reason (being black, for instance), and you are wearing a shirt with Arabic script, it could be dangerous to you if a bigoted moron, esp. one working for a Crusading government, becomes suspicious of you.

ask a cassowary

[Yakboy Equals Nurturer]

True that. Although I reckon being brown is the key factor that makes them pay extra attention.

[triniboy27]

I guess being brown and rocking my khaki evaq tshirt the last time i was in NYC wasn't a good idea then...LOL

[dunkin deeznuts]

nike tried it a while back too

they got some press but it wasn't positive.........

www.wellbred.org

[tangerine]

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I guess being brown and rocking my khaki evaq tshirt the last time i was in NYC wasn't a good idea then...LOL

--- Original message by triniboy27 on Oct 20, 2005 12:01 PM

prolly ok in nyc, don't try that in the midwest

ask a cassowary

[RedFoxxworth]

Sorry yo, it's not bigoted for Arabic to seem subversive or scary...

It's just the world today.

Anyone wearing a shirt with arabic on it will get mad weird looks from everyone in America. Just a fact.

Actin' bad like a kid at Six Flags...

[dnnsmanace]

IMO its something I would go for, but a white dude doing it will seem weird, even if the intentions are good.

[dokomoy]

It's not actually called hezbollah homme is it?

[RedFoxxworth]

No but that would be a fresh new line.

Actin' bad like a kid at Six Flags...