The designer pictured wearing the shirt.
Posted on 07/17/2008 12:15:56 PM PDT by LibWhacker
The designer pictured wearing the shirt.
A 25-year-old New York City graduate student is threatening to sue a T-Shirt designer after being assaulted for wearing one of his designs.
The woman bought a $69 shirt from Apollo Braun's Manhattan boutique that bore the words, "Obama is my slave." When she wore the shirt on Tuesday, four teenage girls accosted her - shoving her, pulling out her earphones, and spitting in her face, according to the New York edition of Metro News.
The unnamed woman is reportedly seeking solace by suing Braun - born Doron Braunshtein - for "all he's got," the designer claims. He, of course, is shirking any responsibility for the incident and says that the shirt reflects the views of "ordinary WASPs."
“For a lot of people, when they see Obama, they see a slave. People think America is not ready for a black president,” the Israeli-born designer said.
“I can’t stand Obama,” Braun says, but claims that it's not because the candidate is black. “That’s the only thing I like about him. He opens the door for other minorities.”
“He reminds me of Adolf Hitler,” Braun explained, adding he does not like the Illinois senator because “he is a Muslim” — a myth that Obama apparently cannot escape.
The designer has sold several other anti-Obama styles from his boutique, including shirts with slogans such as “Jews Against Obama,” “Obama = Hitler” and “Who Killed Obama?”
$69 for that?
Look at his face. The whole thing was premeditated.
Did he expect to be greeted with open arms while displaying that message? Suing the manufacturer is stupid.
Too funny. I buy a shirt with any message on it and get my butt kicked then I want to sue the seller for not stopping me from buying it.
Only in America!
Ha! You lose.
Gotta love that guy. Way to go Braunshtein!!!
Wow, this guy is dumber than cement. I may not agree with the man’s politics, but where’s the decency?
That has to be a record
I have several problems with this article. The first is, it is not a “myth” that Obama is a Muslim. A myth is a story that is not grounded in truth. Obama at least WAS a Muslim. Second, I wonder where four WHITE teenagers thought they had the right to beat up a citizen expressing their right of free speech??
The stupid cow. What the heck did she think was going to happen when she wore it in The Diversity Capital of America?
I never made any shirts but I am sure I could do that for less and I would even center the words.
Wow, what a gifted “designer”! (I’d suggest he get a backup plan for a career.)
Very likely, we’ll all soon be Obama’s slaves.
That’s what I was thinking. Not even a very good slogan.
You can order a tee shirt on-line and have whatever printed on it for $10 or so.
Sheesh, she should have wore a $6.00 shirt which reads "Beat me up, I'm an idiot." At least she'd have saved 63 bucks.
Where did she wear it, in Morningside Park? (Heh-heh)
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