Cubs T-Shirt Creators Fight for Right to Be Racist

“Yeah, man, First Amendment, and stuff! That’s what our forefathers fought off the redcoats for: The right to turn a profit off of being blatantly offensive and ignorant.”

This may just be the dumbest thing I have ever seen posted. The 1st amendment is what allows you to do what you do. I have no vested interest as I’m a Red Sox fan, but if you are that offended by the shirt, don’t buy one. If someone wants to buy one, good for them. If it is that offensive the market will prevail and they wont sell any. I’m sure if Kosuke comes out and says he is offended that would kill their business plan and sales also.

People in the media should be willing to fight to their last breath to preserve the first amendment.

I have no idea, why I can’t see any of my previous post. Maybe it was too long. I basically said this article is stupid. If the shirt is that offensive they won’t sell that many, they don’t need to be banned. As a member of the “media” you shouldn’t be belittling the first amendment as it is what enables you to do what you do. If anything you should be supoorting any and all efforts to preserve it.

As usual, I guess I just cannot lay the sarcasm on thick enough for some people to pick up on it.

If that is the case, I highly recommend you give up on sarcasm. Maybe you should try irony instead :)

Wow. I would tell you to read the article better Mr. Snook, but with your expert grasp of the english language, maybe you should start your own blog. :-)

Please explain. I’m willing to listen. Here is how I read the article. Some guys made a T-Shirt. The Cubs banned the sale of the T-Shirt around the stadium as they deemed it offensive. The people who make the T-Shirt are considering sueing as the T-Shirt is a form of freedom of expression and therefore protected by the 1st amendment. Then the writer makes a snarky comment that the first amendment is being abused to allow people to make money on tasteless things. All I said was that 1st amendment shouldn’t be treated so lightly just because you may think it was offensive (and for the record it is offensive).

Snook: For the sake of my OCD, can we please refer to this as a “post” not an “article”? Now, to your latest comment: The point I was trying to make via my sarcastic little remark was that everyone uses the 1st Amendment to defend anything, no matter how ridiculously wrong or offensive it may be. I think in this case, ensuring kids (and anyone else, really) won’t see racist tees around the stadium does more than “protecting” the 1st Amendment by allowing these guys to sell the shirts.

Post it is then. I do agree with you, the first amendment is used as an excuse for all sorts of ridiculous things. We have to remember that for all of the little stupid things it protects, it also protects some very important things (like Yankees suck t-shirts)

What’s the big deal? It’s just a joke. They are making fun of an accent. As a southerner should I be pissed if someone makes a shirt saying ’Get’er Dun’? Ever used the term ‘chop chop’, or how about ‘crack the whip’? Shirts with ‘be-och’. Should they be banned as well?
People should just relax. Lets all make fun of everyone. Lighten up and the world will seem brighter.