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Posted on 11/13/2009 4:12:12 PM PST by markomalley
Leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to be gracious hosts to Barack Obama, the Chinese authorities have gone so far as to ban a T-shirt they fear might offend the US President.
Known as the “Obamao” shirt, the design juxtaposes two iconic silk screened images – putting Mr. Obama’s face between a Mao cap and the collar of a Mao jacket.
The item was selling like hot cakes in a Beijing souvenir shop until the government cracked down. “The Industry and Commerce Bureau came round last week and told us that if we sold this T-shirt we’d be closed down” said one hawker on a popular tourist street who preferred not to give his name.
He lamented the loss of business. “People are coming here every day asking for those T-shirts,” he added.
In China, the image comes across as witty and cool. (This was planning to buy a couple for his teenage sons for Christmas, but didn’t act fast enough.) The Chinese government’s ban struck many here as another absurd overreaction. Perhaps Beijing is better attuned to US political sensibilities than one might think, though. The same T-shirt is advertised to US buyers on the web (at $9.99 apiece) as an “anti-Obama” item.
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Liberals here would take that as a compliment!
Strange days.
This would be a compliment of the highest order for Obambi.
Perhaps they realize that, and don’t want to out him.
Where can I get one?
Militant
Obamao loves the comparison of himself to Mao. Why wouldn’t he?
Well, there's always the black market!
Somebody should sell these at Tea Party’s and Palin visits. They would do well!
The girl or the shirt?
Comrade Obama....oh the irony....
These have to be sold somewhere. Just think of all of the little Chinamen children at the sweatshops who made these.
They’re just covering for him. They know Bambi would love it, but photos of the crowd wearing those tee-shirts might be a little more than many Americans could stand.
They sell hot cakes in Beijing?
Maybe they are insulted that this shirt is comparing Obama to the GREAT LEADER whom Obama is not ,in their mind, worthy to fill his jackboots! (No points for wanna-be-tyrants perhaps?)
L0L!
Anita Dunn would like one.
Maybe this is why Obama is visiting these countries. He wastes so much money traveling when we have high unemployment here. Why can’t people from other countries visit the Great Obama Rockstar? His whole life seems to be public relations and wanting to be a Rockstar of the World.
He is sooo concerned about other countries, not his own.
Wish I could have found some when I was in China this summer. I would have bought a bunch!
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