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Mike Laughead
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Think about it...now keep thinking. It means something deep...
DeadPoetic_Underoath
   DeadPoetic_Underoath on Mar 27 '06
5$
nightfloat
nightfloat on Mar 27 '06
Native Americans...
I guess it doesn't sound as cool, but when I see "Indian" I think "India".
Whistler Pot Pie
Whistler Pot Pie on Mar 27 '06
What if I'm in Antarctica? Or at the North Pole? Or Mars?
jesusinameshhat
jesusinameshhat on Mar 27 '06
Haa haa haa! Remember that one time our ancestors came and took over? Oh man! Oh... wait... I forgot, I wasn't there...
burlesque
burlesque on Mar 27 '06
Yeah, I would probably get my ass kicked wearing that.

But I love the style.
BlueDice
BlueDice on Mar 27 '06
this shirt might be offensive, but what isn't
pfunkdelight
pfunkdelight on Mar 27 '06
Best shirt ever!! Oh wait that is my idea TJS
Jenn.Pollack
Jenn.Pollack on Mar 27 '06
"What if I'm in Antarctica? Or at the North Pole? Or Mars?"

Have you taken history..... LOL and believe it our not there has been a guy in space that was from a Native BAckgorunds. So really it is true!!

I like it!
Mike Laughead
   Mike Laughead on Mar 27 '06
Native Amiercans didn't look as good in the type when I tried it... therefore the non PC Indians.
V_is_for
V_is_for on Mar 27 '06
Hey, I find it quite likely that Indians from India have been everywhere I go, too.
apatheticism
apatheticism on Mar 27 '06
i desperately want to get into a discussion with the whole native american v indian but i will resist, regarding the shirt, being in america this applies but what if im in china or something, and does this mean theyve been there and lived, or just visited..

either way i like the style haha
piratequeen
piratequeen on Mar 27 '06
the cartoon drawing style is a little at odds with the philosophical position. but in cowboy & indin territory we often say indins.

the lettering is quite well done of its kind, very sixties.
Buh  Nanner
Buh Nanner on Mar 27 '06
To me, it means thus: The indians were named such because Columbus THOUGHT he landed in the West Indies; hence, Indians. In fact he didn't but the point was that some one was already there and he took it anyway. That (I think) is why "Indians" is important on the shirt and why they have been everywhere you've gone or can go....someone's always been there first. Maybe instead of giving them disease and liquor and take their land we can cohabitate. I don't know it's late and I am rambling.
andyg
   andyg on Mar 28 '06
Very cool! 5
bad_nobe
   bad_nobe on Mar 28 '06
sweet!
Robot!
Robot! on Mar 28 '06
I don't think I've ever used the term "Native Americans". Always been Indians.
eflesher
eflesher on Mar 28 '06
I'm an Indian (feather not dot) and this shirt rocks. $5
ddcrandall
ddcrandall on Mar 28 '06
I love it. And I think the political incorectness accentuates the meaning of the shirt.
trishxtrash
trishxtrash on Mar 28 '06
I would definatly buy this for a friend of mine! She'd love it!!
oh so lovely
oh so lovely on Mar 28 '06
haha!
apocalypse...okaythen
apocalypse...okaythen on Mar 28 '06
very school house rocks

itsa nice
Lacus_Odii
Lacus_Odii on Mar 28 '06
I should think the message would make any native American feel good. As for the word "Indian", while I prefer not to use the ambiguous term in conversation, it gives the shirt an older sort of feel that I like.

I shall buy this shirt when it becomes available.
_kapow
_kapow on Mar 28 '06
HA. I want this in print. a lot.

5 DOLLARS.
FifthString
FifthString on Mar 28 '06
Since colonial days when solidarity among differing political bodies was sought to create a union and a new nation founded on principles of equity, fairness and government by the people, for the people and of the people, E Pluribus Unum, or “out of many, one” has been a mantra of the United States. And while the spirit of e pluribus Unum embodied, for better or worse, the ideals of a growing nation, the consequences of assimilation, which diluted and sometimes destroyed cultures, and pluralism-- which often does little more than tolerating differences among peoples-- have proven inadequate in the post-20th century world.
the stratification of Indian cultures and the more subtle contrasts between tribes create its own stratification of cultures within the world of the American Indian, the interpretation of which will be accomplished by individuals from the tribes involved. The low ranking that has traditionally been a factor of discrimination of American Indians is being widely reconsidered in society. I think Mr. Laugh-Head's t- shirt is a powerful reminder that the best of who the American Indians were is still the best of who they still are. Well Done!
mayumi
mayumi on Mar 28 '06
I like it, as for the whole Native American/Indian debate maybe use Natives? I don't know if that's better or worse.
32mermaids
32mermaids on Mar 28 '06
Hmmm... I'm Australian. I'd never wear the shirt, but your design is super cute.
spacesick
spacesick on Mar 29 '06
hot diggety! and I'm not sure I've seen you work before either, so this is especially cool.

5 and buy
kid_oho
kid_oho on Mar 29 '06
Isn't it AESOME how much ppl read into stuff?

CALM DOWN!
scrawnyartist
scrawnyartist on Mar 29 '06
well.........no matter water country or area, never the poles. there has been some sort of native that lived there way before we did.
DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO YES. IT IS TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EVEN IF YOUR AUSTRALIAN, THERE WERE SOME SORT OF NATIVE "INDAINS" THERE AT ONE POINT!!

have a nice day everyone
$5
kchs07sweetie
kchs07sweetie on Mar 29 '06
I really don't like how the whole shirt is text. Nor do I like what it says.

But....to be positive, the indians are very cute, they remind me of Precious Moments.
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on Mar 30 '06
nice, reminds me of Håkki
leftoverusername
leftoverusername on Mar 30 '06
Ok...let me clear this up. I live in South Dakota, where we have a lot of "Native Americans". There was a big stink a few years back where all the PC-minded folks thought we should call them Native Americans instead of Indians. The "Native American" community snapped back and said "Just call us Indians!!" So they want to be called Indians. Therefore, Indians is just as PC, if not more so, than Native Americans.
Mike Laughead
   Mike Laughead on Mar 30 '06
I think what people are saying is that Indians could be politically correct, but it isn't just plain old correct. I did the shirt, I don't mean to offend anyone. It was just a thought that my friend had, and I made the shirt.

I'm glad for the positive response to the shirt. I hope it get's printed so that everyone who wants a shirt can get one.
cfroggie
cfroggie on Mar 30 '06
I'd wear it for the irony and its cute too!
notsodarling
notsodarling on Mar 30 '06
I think of India when I think of Indians.. but whatever.
ogier_midget
ogier_midget on Mar 30 '06
Native Americans were on the internet?
littlelibertine
littlelibertine on Mar 31 '06
You have an amazing style.

You'll get things printed in the future, for sure :)
joshuaD
joshuaD on Mar 31 '06
life's too damn short to be so P.C.

I swear to god, some people just want to be offended.

cool shirt, I likes it.
janell6267
janell6267 on Mar 31 '06
I have always wanted to voice my opinion about being pc. Technically, it is wrong. A person should only be called a Chinese-American, or African-American, etc., if they were born IN those countries and then moved to America. If you were born here....sorry, you are just an American.
If politically correct means having to call someone by their heritage all the time, then you all would have to call me a German-French-Irish-Austrian-American. And I should be offended if you call me white ? Ridiculous! The shirt gets a $5.
do the bullwinkle
do the bullwinkle on Mar 31 '06
People should shut up about not being PC. I'm native american or indian or whetever the hell you wanna call it, and I love the design.
$5
jmbonjovifan
jmbonjovifan on Mar 31 '06
looks like the kids from renton river days.
Guy LaDouche
Guy LaDouche on Apr 01 '06
its just a joke. who cares if someone thinks it offensive, its still funny 5$
janell6267
janell6267 on Apr 01 '06
You know...i have always wanted a sarcastic politically correct t-shirt. One that says something like .....".Be politically correct when talking to me! I am a German-French-Irish-Austrian-American! "
Would someone please do a shirt like this ?? I would be cool so that ppl could order them persoanlized with their own heritage lines on it.
janell6267
janell6267 on Apr 01 '06
*it would be cool
iampicasso85
iampicasso85 on Apr 01 '06
I like it, but if I wore it I also would get my ass kicked.
rrich76
rrich76 on Apr 02 '06
The Indians do their spring training in my town, so you're right
Nin-chu
Nin-chu on Apr 02 '06
The Indians haven't been everywhere. The natives of other countries have other names. D'oh.
It would be ridiculous if I wore it in Germany.
janell6267
janell6267 on Apr 02 '06
Well this shirt must be for wearing in the USA. That's fine.
Mike Laughead
   Mike Laughead on Apr 02 '06
Haven't Native Americans been everywhere in the world (even Germany?)
honeybises
honeybises on Apr 02 '06
There are so many smartasses here. lol
I think the message is nice and so true and so sad. Nice.
What does the woman's skirt say?
Mike Laughead
   Mike Laughead on Apr 02 '06
It says Limerick... it had something to do with my friend's school project that I did this for.
ValerieLovesMe
ValerieLovesMe on Apr 02 '06
I'd give arms for this shirt. But then it wouldn't fit right. So maybe I'd give legs.
2 days later
willisf
willisf on Apr 05 '06
I love this shirt
40 days later
fluffhead
fluffhead on May 16 '06
I like it!....I may be late with my comment but, as a Native American I do not find the word 'Indian' to be offensive in this case, it is usually the context of the word that makes it offensive...However, I am sure that most Native Americans would prefer to be called as such....don't call us natives though as someone suggested...that just makes us sound 'primitive'
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