March 12, 2004

Che, For Sale

Even after being dead for so long, Che Guevara is still stifling dissent. Ok, maybe not old Che himself, but the family of the Cuban photographer that took that famous pretty boy picture of him in the sixties. You know the one, it's all over University Campuses, on flowery Volkswagen vans, on t-shirts, coffee mugs, mouse pads, hats, berets...etc...

I guess it's OK to use Che's image to promote murderous regimes and oppression, but try to use it for some good and you get your ass sued.

UPDATE:Now this is the kind of Che photo I can relate to.

Posted by Val Prieto at March 12, 2004 11:33 AM

Comments

Posted by: J.Scott Barnard at March 13, 2004 02:30 PM

Wait, does this mean I'll never be able to get a F*ck Che shirt?

Posted by: Patrick at March 13, 2004 02:52 PM

Patrick:

Why, yes, you can get a f* Che shirt. There, here you go, right at the top of the sidebar.

Val:
Thanks for your island on the net.

Posted by: the dissident frogman at March 18, 2004 06:44 AM


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