Commie Obama t-shirts banned in Beijing

Posted By Joshua Keating Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 2:18 PM Share

With President Obama scheduled to visit Beijing on Monday, city authorities have banned souvenir vendors from selling a popular t-shirt depicting the president as a Mao-era red guard:

Since he was elected the US president last year, the T-shirt has had a ready market. According to some business owners, they got calls last week from Beijing Municipal Government demanding them to stop the sale of this kind of T-shirt immediately. And inspection officers even came to stores to make sure the T-shirts are off the shelf.

Business owners have been notified that after Obama ends his visit to China, they can resume the sale.

Posters and shirts depicting the president as a communist aren't uncommon at anti-Obama rallies in the U.S., but I'm confused about what exactly this shirt means when a Chinese person wears it. Are they pro-Obama, anti-Obama, or just all about the LOLz?

Also, while I understand that the authorities are anxious not to offend Obama on his high-profile visit, I have a feeling that the president's seen way more ridiculous images of himself if he's ever looked out the window of his limo on Pennsylvania Avenue. 

 

IT CAREER

1:51 AM ET

November 16, 2009

Commie Obama t-shirts banned in Beijing

This is a good move..
it will improve the relations between the 2 nations..
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I'm a big fan of any screen

I'm a big fan of any screen printing or custom shirt i can't stand regular old tees way to boring

 

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