• southsamurai
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    296 months ago

    Yeah, that’s why I won’t wear stuff like that

    Now, there’s the adjacent, but not the same thing of band shirts or similar merchandise. The difference is that in theory, the band/artist is going to benefit from the purchase. It is still advertising that I’m paying for, but, because merchandise is often a big income stream for musicians in particular, I don’t object to being their billboard if I like them enough to get anything of theirs in the first place.

    When it’s a clothing company? Hell no. If their label/logo is more than the size of a tag, I’m not doing it. I don’t mind the idea of a trademark/label/tag being present, that’s expected. It’s when the branding becomes the design that it’s a problem.

    • @[email protected]
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      66 months ago

      Yeah I’m fond of the “Tshirts that make a statement” thing.

      It’s personal expression to say “Hey I’m really into this band and I might’ve gone to this concert!” Could be a conversation starter too, and it supports the band or artist like you said!

      But I really don’t understand people walking around with some billboard from a clothing mega-brand. You’re literally paying them to do marketing work for them lol.