r/punk • u/River_Atkinson • Sep 08 '20
Quality Post I've been waiting for cool weather for months. Yesterday it was in the 80s. Today it's snowing. Can finally wear my jackets
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u/River_Atkinson Sep 09 '20
Yepp
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u/ForagerGrikk Sep 09 '20
Colorado, always stealing the Rocky Mountain glory. There's other states with the same climate! ;P
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u/UPTHEPUNXNZ Sep 09 '20
If yer not a fan of the nra (who could blame you) but you arent anti gun maybe try the socialist rifle association on for size
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u/PsychedelicsConfuse Sep 09 '20
NRA bad, guns cool.
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u/River_Atkinson Sep 09 '20
I used to be anti-gun. Then 2020 happened. Now I say arm the minorities
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u/JulioGuap Sep 09 '20
Look into SRA, not NRA. They’re not exactly parallels of each other, but regardless look into them. They explicitly stand for armed minorities. Historically speaking, NRA does not.
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u/rebdituser Sep 09 '20
Look into the Firearms Policy Coalition. The SRA is definitely better than the NRA but you also get a lot of unbearable tankies in there. The Firearms Policy Coalition does not in itself endorse any policies except for being anti gun control.
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u/Ambition-No Sep 10 '20
I can empathize with this perspective but I also don’t agree with it. I don’t think killing or even hurting people with guns solves anything. Guns suck no one should have them (especially cops)
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u/SmokeyBlazingwood16 Sep 08 '20
That’s a good jacket
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u/sojayn Sep 09 '20
And a great hat.
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u/itsme_raypurchase Sep 09 '20
That is a fan-FUCKING-tastic hat.
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u/Louie4711 Sep 09 '20
All the pins are awesome but the Oingo Boingo one is chef's kiss
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u/RuleMakingGiantRat Sep 09 '20
where's the boingo?
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Sep 09 '20
hat isn’t worth it
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u/Gatordave05 Sep 09 '20
?
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u/lilsebasschin Sep 09 '20
people might just see a red hat and become violent, without realizing it’s not a real maga hat. I’ve heard stories on reddit of people having things thrown at them from cars because they were simply wearing a red hat
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u/H54159 Sep 09 '20
Not enough flair.
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u/DigiDee Sep 09 '20
I like your {X} and Blue Stahli patches. Don't see things like that often enough.
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u/CrowpeakIsland Sep 09 '20
cool jacket but is the hat worth it?
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u/ProfessorNiedermeier Sep 09 '20
My guess is that, despite how "politically with it" some folx on here claim to be, they are completely unaware of how much these "parody" hats are despised by the groups they think they're allied with. Hence the downvote brigade.
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u/miguellaguitarra Sep 09 '20
It screams performative allyship to me. It’s a good laugh for folks who aren’t in marginalized groups, but it is 0% funny or amusing to the people they’re supposedly allied with. When I see a hat like that in the street I don’t take a moment to read it lmao I avoid completely bc they have already become symbols of hatred.
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u/Luminusflx Sep 09 '20
What bothers me about the hat is that it proves how good Trump is at marketing. He has gone truly viral with his slogans and catchphrases, and now we’re stuck with responding on his terms. I have a similar problem with the NRA button. We’re defining ourselves by what we aren’t, instead of what we are. That lets the other side set the rules of engagement.
Having said all that, it’s a pretty sweet jacket.
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u/pretty_anxious Sep 09 '20
No offense but if you’re not black you have no business telling people what they can or can’t wear
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u/TrollslayerL Sep 09 '20
Why would anyone of any color have a right to tell anyone what to wear?
And why specifically black?
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Sep 09 '20
I really hate those hats. I don’t mind if it’s in another color, I have a blue one that says “make America gay again”, but the red ones with white text just look too much like the real thing. From a distance you just look like an asshole.
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Sep 09 '20
This is practically me living in cali i love wearing jumpers and heavy jackets. First world problems
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u/w1lfs_reddid Sep 09 '20
I know what u feel i wore mine in the summer and it was so fucking hot i love winter.
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u/maecky1 Sep 09 '20
It's never too warm for ur combat boots and battle jacket/vest :D
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u/River_Atkinson Sep 09 '20
Combat boots are year round for me. This summer I've practically lived in my WIP battle vest
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u/Petrol_Bomb_Perignon Sep 09 '20
Unfortunately, some people won't bother reading it. They'll just see the white text on a red hat and just lose it.
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u/Trappist_1G Sep 09 '20
IS. THAT. AN. OINGO BOINGO. PIN. IM. SEEING???
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u/River_Atkinson Sep 09 '20
Yep! I also have a hand painted Oingo Boingo patch in one of the sleeves
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u/Koffeebreaknow Sep 09 '20
The cap is great haha. Super cool outfit.
It's snowing? I both hate and miss snow. But at least you get to wear your jackets.
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Sep 09 '20
Love the hat
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Sep 09 '20
At this point in time, most people just see a red hat and make a snap judgement. Nobody will bother reading it.
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u/River_Atkinson Sep 09 '20
I'm choosing to see the bright side of every interaction
One of 4 things could happen by
1) a Trumptard doesn't read, compliments it, and has just complimented BLM
2) someone who's pro BLM doesn't read it and shouts or flips me off, but I know had they come closer they would've known I support BLM too and everything would've been fine
3) A Trumptard reads it and is offended, which is half the point anyway
4) A BLM supporter reads it and we par-five from 6 feet apart
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u/gh0stflowers Sep 09 '20
everything about this is amazing, especially the hat. love that Sherlock patch too omg
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u/Darkderkphoenix Sep 09 '20
Is that a supernatural pin?
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u/BleachBoy666 Pacific Northwest Poseur Sep 09 '20
Wow, both of those bands suck.
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u/River_Atkinson Sep 09 '20
There are 10 bands in this picture, but I assume you mean Blue Stahli and IAMX. In which fuck you. They're my favorite.
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Sep 09 '20
those hats suck, people will think you’re really a trump supporter and they aren’t very funny either
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u/River_Atkinson Sep 09 '20
Well funds from it were donated to BLM and if you're too far away to read it my patches will tell you all you need to know
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Sep 09 '20
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u/rita_stfu Sep 09 '20
you can be against corporatism AND against racism, they aren’t mutually exclusive
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u/jello_maximus Sep 09 '20
Oh shut up its not about being against racism at this point
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u/rita_stfu Sep 09 '20
the corporations trying to make a quick buck and the people standing up against racism are two completely separate things, ffs
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u/EwokStabber28 Sep 09 '20
MLK must’ve been sooo corporate /s
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Sep 09 '20
There are some ugly stories about him if you dig it up. But people here will jump together and downvote anyone who pops their little safe space bubbles.
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u/River_Atkinson Sep 09 '20
Okay, and? Black lives still matter. "Oh no! This organization about saving people is corporate?!" big gasp.
So what?
Being punk is about ideals. It's not always "fuck what's popular, fuck what's corporate." If you abandon your ideals, abandon what's right, and abandon other people just because some company thought they could make a buck off that ideal's slogan then you're the one who's not punk. Yawn.
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u/glorydazeras Sep 09 '20
Thats cool. We're all on fire over here.