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A clothing brand is selling t-shirts making light of Gulalai's allegations. Here's why it's problematic
"T-shirts are some of the strongest messaging tools for consciousness raising. You can’t not read them, and once you’ve read them, they stay in your brain, churning around, hopefully making you think and act.”
Wise words coming from feted British designer, Katharine Hamnett, the genius behind some of fashion's most famous slogan tees, wouldn't you agree?
Fashion has always been a form of self-expression but amidst times of political upheaval and social injustice, brands must tread carefully about the messages they're putting out there.
While scrolling through our Facebook news feed yesterday, we came across this t-shirt. Now, as many of you know, there's no dearth of small companies that customise shirts and sell them on social media.