T-Shirt Controversy

I still don't think it's the best idea to confront folks in Wal-Mart about what their T-shirts say. What's the point of it? I'm sure that lady knows not everybody agrees with her on the subject. But if I went around taking on everyone whose T-shirt sayings I disagree with or disapprove of, I wouldn't get much else done.
 

do you REALLY believe the middle of a WalMart is the place for political debate? Particularly uninvited unwelcome political debate? Seriously.. there are other venues more suitable. And as for being confrontational or not... is coming up to someone and advising them that they BETTER be prepared to defend their view expressed on their shirt anything but confrontational? In my book it's confrontational.. or at the very minimum a challenge.. no matter how nicely it's said.

If a person wears a t-shirt in public, they are publicly stating an opinion. If they didn't want comments they should wear it only at home or when they are around like minded people.
 
If a person wears a t-shirt in public, they are publicly stating an opinion. If they didn't want comments they should wear it only at home or when they are around like minded people.

They are not verbally stating anything.. It's words on a shirt. It is not your business what they have on their shirt. If they came up to you and made a verbal statement THEN and only THEN would you be entitled to comment.. If someone came up to me uninvited and made a negative comment.. they would really really wish they had kept their mouth shut. Seriously. It would not bode well for them..

Now I am done with this thread.
 

They are not verbally stating anything.. It's words on a shirt. It is not your business what they have on their shirt. If they came up to you and made a verbal statement THEN and only THEN would you be entitled to comment.. If someone came up to me uninvited and made a negative comment.. they would really really wish they had kept their mouth shut. Seriously. It would not bode well for them..

Now I am done with this thread.


Well I guess we have a difference of opinion folks. Some think if you're putting your opinion out there, whether by mouth or a t-shirt, you're open for interaction. Some don't. Some would handle a comment graciously and some, well........ like ClassicRocker's experience you know.
 
I flew down here to Texas yesterday to attend a friend's funeral today, so I haven't been keeping tabs on a lot of what's been going on here on the forum. I have, however, noticed that the T-shirt thread has generated a lot of comments and so I just looked at a few. Just to add my two-cents, I only comment on T-shirts that are from places that I have visited, whether it be a particular tourist location, bar, restaurant, well, you get the idea. Everything else, I let slide, unless there is some type of humor involved with it. like, "I'm With Stupid."

I remember when 'back in the day' and I lived in Cleveland while going to college, I went to a Browns-Steelers game in Cleveland. Two guys that were seated several rows in front of us had on a Steelers T-shirt and the argument started as to why they were sitting in the Browns section. It only took a few minutes and then 3 or 4 guys were rolling in the aisle with the cops having to break it up. Of course, this was late in the game when they were mostly slosshed up pretty good.

For you folks on the other side of the pond, this is in reference to a football game. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns.
 
Well, from what I've read in this Thread of mine, I've decided to "watch what I say" and "mind my own business" (sometimes, anyway). Even though it was hard, sometimes DARN HARD for me to swallow what replies were given, I have to admit..........most of them were right and I have to say
THANK YOU or opening my eyes wider and becoming a "wiser" old dude!
 
Kudos ClassicRockr, hats off to ya', you're a good man! :hatlaugh1: :clap:
 


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