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Olivia Simons's avatar

Hi! Love this and especially the sick Tom Petty merch. One thing - the Lynard Skynard shirt you post has a confederate flag reference. I know this isn’t as well known in the UK, but its usage is very much tied with a “the south will rise again/the wrong side won the civil war” energy in the states. To put it lightly.

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Gillian Orr's avatar

Argh yes I completely missed recognising that in the shirt - thank you for pointing out! Clearly not following my own rules about problematic merch. Going to take out :)

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Jo's avatar
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However they’re a great band. It’s tricky once you start down this path though. Mist of my favourite musicians turns out are awful people. Same goes for actors.

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Jillian Roach's avatar

I never saw REM either and it breaks my heart on a regular basis, I loved them so. I had tickets to the tour that got cancelled, it was not to be.

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Gillian Orr's avatar

Oh no that's so sad you just missed out!

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Mary's avatar

I’ve started going to local shows again and the kids have good merch. This is a good option which feels ethical and unique

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Francesca  Hornak's avatar

I loved reading this! You've also just reminded my school friends and I made a really mean/weird rule for ourselves in the 90s Kappa era that you should 'never wear a top with a picture of a girl who was prettier than you were'... so we were comparing ourselves to cartoons...🙈

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Gillian Orr's avatar

Being a teenage girl is wild haha

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Lauren's avatar

Would love if you also did a post on how to wear a band tee! I have a few I love but always just end up wearing with jean shorts and it doesn’t feel very inspired

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