If you haven't got an Obama t-shirt yet, you better get your skates on. Now he's actually the President of America and the 'Yes We Can' bubble could burst at any moment.
Isn't it fascinating though? Where else apart from the USA would ordinary people start to wear t-shirts of living politicians? Well, ones that show them in a positive light at least.
Take the UK for example. It doesn't help that Gordon Brown has got a face like an English Breakfast. You might see a few spotty students wearing a t-shirt bearing Brown's likeness and reading 'Gordon is a Moron' or with him holding a sign proclaiming 'The End is Nigh'. Yep, the British are a cynical bunch of bastards.
The Americans on the other hand can be infuriatingly optimistic. Maybe they have a right to be with Obama. So catch ya laterz alligators coz I'm gonna order my black XXXL 'Obama Is My Homeboy' shirt right now!
Isn't it fascinating though? Where else apart from the USA would ordinary people start to wear t-shirts of living politicians? Well, ones that show them in a positive light at least.
Take the UK for example. It doesn't help that Gordon Brown has got a face like an English Breakfast. You might see a few spotty students wearing a t-shirt bearing Brown's likeness and reading 'Gordon is a Moron' or with him holding a sign proclaiming 'The End is Nigh'. Yep, the British are a cynical bunch of bastards.
The Americans on the other hand can be infuriatingly optimistic. Maybe they have a right to be with Obama. So catch ya laterz alligators coz I'm gonna order my black XXXL 'Obama Is My Homeboy' shirt right now!
Maybe the Americans are infuriatingly optimistic because they know that Gaad is on their side. On the other hand Bush Baby doesn't come over as hyper-optimistic.
ReplyDeleteEverybody has a T-shirt. What about something more interesting - e.g. Obama's socks?
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad that I can trade in my George W Bush t-shirts; they were definitely earning me some looks in Frankfurt.
ReplyDeleteBtw: I hope the money from the sale of Obama's image is going to alleviate the US budget deficit??