Would you wear one of these?

[greatauntoftriplets]

Just heard a report on NPR's "All Things Considered" that Urban Outfitters is selling a T-shirt with the slogan "Voting is for Old People". I think this is a terrible message to send to American youth -- they are the ones who get sent off to fight numbnuts' wars.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=3740&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=voting+is+for+old+pe

What do you think about this, DUers of all ages?

[Kamika]

1. heh.. that's the nerdiest thing I've ever seen

That's about as 'hip' as teenage mutant hero turtles etc.


I can just picture some old southern white people owning that company.


x: letsee here we need some of those "younguns" clothes.

y: I know let's take that font that was so popular among those hippies when we saw them in the 60s and put a "cool" message on a shirt.

x: oh oh I know.. "VOTING IS FOR OLD PEOPLE" he will be so hip and people won't think he's a dork or anything omg we'll be rich billybob

[bif]

2. I thought the back said "Getting drafted is for young people"

n/t

[xray s]

4. or "$7 trillion US debt is for young people"

[bif]

7. Yeah, no shit.

n/t

[GOPisEvil]

3. There was a thread in GD on this last week.

I sent them an e-mail stating that this MIGHT not be the best message.

Of course, Urban Outfitters' founder and CEO contributes to pRick Santorum...so make of that what you will...

[supernova]

5. Rick Santorum is such a

"with-it", happening kind of guy, anyway. :crazy:

[GOPisEvil]

8. And Hayne used to be a hippie...

...talk about abandoning the light and joining the dark side.

[Loonman]

6. Rebellion wear for Trustifarians

Urban Oufitters sucks.

[felonious thunk]

9. Isn't that cool?!!

The guy on there looks *just* like all the other nonconformists!

[EstimatedProphet]

10. Voting is for old people

Stupidity is for young spoiled people

[PROGRESSIVE1]

11. I will NEVER shop at that store!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope they go bankrupt!

:puke:

:argh:

[AndyP]

12. OMG

how bout we celebrate our ignorance. Jeezuss. :wtf: :nuke:

[AndyP]

13. Just emailed them

Telling them how stupid the idea was. Feel free to do the same: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/custserv/customerservicemain.jsp?cid=7

[MercutioATC]

14. How about the companion t-shirt "but dying is for young people"

after all, THEY'RE the ones that are going to get drafted, not me...

[tigereye]

15. see the Millenialist generation thread just above in latest

sort of speaks to this question ( not good at links or I would do it)

[DifferentStrokes]

16. "Taxes are for the little people"

That oughta put everything into perspective.

I think I'll drop that into their suggestion box. . .