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No More Mr.Passive-Resistance

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Aug 04 '08
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Emaciated, frail, and yet determined, Gandhi packs an AK-47 to fight British rule of India. Usually a meek and pious pacifist, a pioneer of non-violent resistance, suddenly a mystical vision of a huge "AK" in his hands became irresistible. The size and weight (about 10 pounds) at first intimidated him, but nothing could assuage his thirst for blood. Though merely 5'-4" in height, his heart was as large as his AK.



Created via free-hand illustration and finished in CS3 with a dash of 8-bit video game feel. Less than six colors involved, but could probably benefit from simulated process; whatever works the best.
IzzieCat
IzzieCat on Aug 04 '08
D: this is awful. I mean way to take down a world piece symbol...the illustration of Gandhi's is very nice but I can't believe anyone would do such a thing....
againstbound
   againstbound on Aug 04 '08
Gandhi? I thought it was Carlos salinas, that would be more accurate.
Malcolm Man
Malcolm Man on Aug 04 '08
I can't imagine why anyone would want to promote this.
BonbonneJamie
BonbonneJamie on Aug 04 '08
I hate this. Absolutely.
4 fives
4 fives on Aug 04 '08
^^ if there's one thing I've learned about critiquing shirts on threadless, it's not to take it too seriously. actually, this is very funny and a very nice illustration. i would wear this. $5
fatheed
   fatheed on Aug 04 '08
Why is Dr Phil so Skinny?
oak.
oak. on Aug 04 '08
I laughed! $5
Pathan Nagel
Pathan Nagel on Aug 04 '08
Ghandi had legs
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Aug 04 '08
ha, this is awesome, I wish there was some collateral damage laying about him



5+$
kittkatt
kittkatt on Aug 04 '08
my boyfriend would love this shirt $5
islandstrand
islandstrand on Aug 04 '08
Oh No he didnt,...I smiled for a sec... Did ya ever Think there was a reason no one ever did that...
bobobob1230
bobobob1230 on Aug 04 '08
i'm debating whether to give this a five or a zero... lol
Laser Bread
   Laser Bread on Aug 05 '08
lol... I love his calm expression

FIVE $
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Aug 05 '08
I'm bumping this design up a point for the UHF Weird Al movie reference.
MooCowMoo
MooCowMoo on Aug 05 '08
Er, not my kind of humor.
shewalksintomine
shewalksintomine on Aug 05 '08
Gandhi II. Sir FRICKIN is right. +1 from me, which makes it a 13$.
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on Aug 05 '08
lol@fatheed
ashmith
ashmith on Aug 05 '08
Gandhi has no legs, I thought he walked fast, see his ultra long movie. Concept is good, just vice-versa the theme so it would be Non-Violence.
phealoner
phealoner on Aug 05 '08
A strange but interesting paradox ;)
EliseCassandra
EliseCassandra on Aug 05 '08
Really?! How is this even a question? +5!



...and lighten up, y'all!
noobtube
noobtube on Aug 05 '08
i would promote the jesus christ out of this.

this made me lol fer real. lol props man.
These Hands
These Hands on Aug 05 '08
too funny $5
BrobAZ
BrobAZ on Aug 05 '08
It doesnt make sense at all. It goes against all that Ghandi belived in.
Apothyxis
Apothyxis on Aug 05 '08
too realistic looking for the joke to be understood. good try
BrobAZ
BrobAZ on Aug 05 '08
*believed
ebbedebbes
ebbedebbes on Aug 05 '08
Doesn't make sense at all? Isn't that the joke? Give me a break, this is hilarious. Great art too.
Iheartgus
Iheartgus on Aug 05 '08
it would have to be bigger for me to like it... i don't know if i would wear it, but oh well i'm not offended or anything.
olie!
   olie! on Aug 05 '08
I'm not quite sure how to score this. . . !

but I do think it's pretty funny :)
critchin
critchin on Aug 06 '08
DUDE

STRAIGHT OUT OF "UHF"

CLASSIC MISUNDERSTOOD MOVIE!!!
miko e
miko e on Aug 06 '08
its not nice to make fun of people. you have a very nice style of illustration, but i fear this is a bit distasteful. ..... .
Saba-daba-dueiro
Saba-daba-dueiro on Aug 06 '08
american gandhi.
BrobAZ
BrobAZ on Aug 06 '08
Mikoe- I agree with your comment
Numinous
   Numinous on Aug 06 '08
Nice one Saba-daba-dueiro, it is American Gandhi.



Besides the positive, I must say that the negative comments are hilarious. Some people lack the ability to understand humor that rests on ironic hypothetical realities in stereotypes and characterizations that we generally have of people and things. In short, no one is being "made fun of," only viewed in an imaginary way that is contrary to our typical understanding.
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Aug 06 '08
too bad this idea has been done to death



man - I thought the whole photoshop a rifle on ghandi trend had ended -



aw well
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Aug 06 '08
that was harsh - I take it back -



it is well rendered
zendog
zendog on Aug 06 '08
terrible...shameful
cheeto1434
cheeto1434 on Aug 06 '08
this IS disturbing

Mark Hartman
Mark Hartman on Aug 06 '08
5$ you should add legs some bodies around him and have him saying something like "finally... peace"
1caru5
1caru5 on Aug 07 '08
omg funny! I wish others would understand. stop getting your panties in a twist ladies, the t-shirt didn't hurt anyone
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Aug 07 '08
love it!!!!!!!!!!!!
exegesis
exegesis on Aug 07 '08
stupid
Real World
Real World on Aug 07 '08
Love it. Don't listen to the cynics. No humor.
fradancis
fradancis on Aug 07 '08
bigger
KatyKaty
KatyKaty on Aug 07 '08
The fact that it is drawn realistically makes it even funnier to me. Nicely done.

I give it a $5. No question.
Loco Ulysses
Loco Ulysses on Aug 08 '08
I guess Ghandi was more than just dandy!
Arrow08
   Arrow08 on Aug 08 '08
hahaha great idea
Harfangoria
Harfangoria on Aug 08 '08
Man, all this time I've been thinking those were Kalashnikovs. Gotta stop mixing 'em up.



It is funny, for about a split second. But I couldn't wear it if hell froze over. I love the style though and I hope you will submit more.
RobotsRule15
RobotsRule15 on Aug 08 '08
yeah the weird al Uhf one was funny but it was the way it was played out. People may take this the wrong way
nooneschange
nooneschange on Aug 08 '08
ah thats just terrible. i've worn some pretty bad shirts in my school but this one? although nice job of stiring things up.
scottofthedead
scottofthedead on Aug 10 '08
LOVE IT, love it more because it freaked out the kind of people who post "seems racist" and freak out when there's shirt that DOESN'T have a bird or cute monster on it.



5$
Evangelica
Evangelica on Aug 10 '08
I'd buy it in a heartbeat, mostly because it horrifies the pacifists--as if every other shirt doesn't have a peace sign on it.
sjeddie
sjeddie on Aug 10 '08
eeek!



finally something against those hippies ;D $5
dothedance
dothedance on Aug 10 '08
i love this!

i'd definetley buy it.

nice job.
Chiarandra
Chiarandra on Aug 10 '08
Sorry, I'm a practising non-violent believer, can't vote for this. Apart from that, I like your style :)





Take a look at my critique, plz! Feel free to leave comments :)
SheepMan22
SheepMan22 on Aug 10 '08
ha
Tall Drink
Tall Drink on Aug 10 '08
I'm sorry, bit this is horrible. Who would ever where a shirt that mocks and disgraces someone who has done so much for this world. Even if you did think this was funny, your just asking for a fight from someone if you ever wore it out in public.
Numinous
   Numinous on Aug 10 '08
Tall Drink, send me the pillow that you dream on (you know, that angora feathered one).
gtoast99
gtoast99 on Aug 10 '08
Even if you did think this was funny, your just asking for a fight from someone if you ever wore it out in public.



Just pointing out the irony of a situation where someone likes Gandhi so much that they are willing to use violence to defend his idea of non-violence.



5 from me.
xshrinkwrap
xshrinkwrap on Aug 10 '08
i like your style, but...

i love gandhi and his peacefulness... not so much with a gun. :(
18 days later
coenje
coenje on Aug 29 '08
This is a bit too shock tactic to work. It's not clever enough to be ironic; it's just deliberately incongruous. Which, crucially, is not always funny, sometimes it's just stupid.



Your style is good but...I think you did Barack and McCain on the bicycle too? That sort of idea works a lot better. It had much more humour. I loved that shirt. It was intelligent satire. But this one is not - it's a definite miss.



On a political note, it's bad enough that people wear shirts with mass murderer Che Guevara on them, without giving a gun to poor old Gandhi! :)
19 days later
trostrud
trostrud on Sep 17 '08
i laughed! its funny cuz its ironic not cuz he meant it lol



5$
100 days later
michaelleung
michaelleung on Dec 27 '08
Hilarious! I love it!
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