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Sep 19 '05
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em_down
em_down on Sep 19 '05
i think it would be too obvious to make a comment about this. i am too easily offended. i guess it works then right?
diexmyxdarlingx
diexmyxdarlingx on Sep 19 '05
its cool but i think its too much like the hanging tree to be printed
one8_2zeros
one8_2zeros on Sep 19 '05
http://www.threadless.com/product/284/The_Killing_Tree
http://www.threadless.com/product/272/Take_Me_Away

I'd say that one of those two T's has everything in this shirt already covered.
Kaleidoscope*swe*
Kaleidoscope*swe* on Sep 19 '05
well i did get insperation from the killing tree... but i dont see the connection with take me away... besides pherhaps the blue colour...
morbidboy
   morbidboy on Sep 19 '05
... didn't the kkk used to do this about 100 years ago?...
Kaleidoscope*swe*
Kaleidoscope*swe* on Sep 19 '05
they hung people... but i dont think they got kids 2 hit the bodys with clubs... well this shirt has nothing to do with the KKK...
FJackie
FJackie on Sep 19 '05
When that pinata breaks open, I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE!
morbidboy
   morbidboy on Sep 19 '05
... nope I'm sure they hang/beat dead bodies with sticks just for the hell of it back then...

sorry, going to vote a 0 on this one
gubon13
gubon13 on Sep 19 '05
people sure don't like us guys in suits...
cement_shoes
cement_shoes on Sep 19 '05
It's an awesome design. The idea, yes, is a little worn, but I still like it. everyone's mind jumps obviously to the killing tree, but they need to get over the "You're a racist bitch" thing. Unless you really are.
TheRedSatinPants
TheRedSatinPants on Sep 19 '05
that's so cruel...but yea, it's been done.
stuck with pins
   stuck with pins on Sep 19 '05
Haha I like it.
You have my approval.

I just saw a photo relative to this the other day. It was a girl lynched up by a rope and this little girl at the bottom batting at her.
It was really eerie since it was a photograph.

Anyways, my advise is, the background is really Photoshoppy brushes and it's blantly obvious that that's what you used. Make it more interesting. Same with the black bottom. It's too obvious that you just smudged it. And the little girl on the left looks a little... strange. I don't know how to elaborate on that. Just maybe work on her a little.
Other than that, I like it.
Good job.

<3
entwidomela
entwidomela on Sep 19 '05
Yeah, too close to one of the printed tees!
dymod
dymod on Sep 20 '05
Nothing funnier than a lynching.
Meeshymeg
Meeshymeg on Sep 20 '05
I don't think I could even hang out with someone wearing this, too disturbing. I'm not sure what the commentary is supposed to be, if there really is one. It doesn't seem current (though it happened way more recently than 100 years ago, people) I's visually striking, stylistically, but there is no way I would wear it. A t-shirt might be the wrong medium for this.
sueza
sueza on Sep 20 '05
The Killing Tree idea was better -overall concept & design ...

This one scares me. The little girls beating up the dead guy hanging from the tree. I don't like this concept.
helloletshug
helloletshug on Sep 20 '05
it's morbid.
but i like it.
blandford
blandford on Sep 20 '05
not funny at all.
only a complete idiot would wear this.
azrielen
   azrielen on Sep 20 '05
A sick nasty little part of me laughed when I first saw this, then I figured the collective human past of barbarity makes this really kind of offensive.
twistedpilgrim
twistedpilgrim on Sep 20 '05
someone should do the same thing but with pinatas beating the guy. that would be sweet, but you gotta throw in some blood and a little pinata picking up the "candy" that falls out.
almost emo
almost emo on Sep 20 '05
cool but a littl;e to close to the hanging tree...get your own idea
se5k
   se5k on Sep 20 '05
dude, its weird ... a kid on a swing and a hanging guy ... ok ... this ... seems from the comments .. not ok. looks like its a very fine line. i dont see anything wrong with this. i think its funny.
awakeosleeper
awakeosleeper on Sep 20 '05
don't really understand the message or the concept....
...a dead man hanging from a tree
...a very dark & gloomy looking tree
...kids hitting the man with bats (no blindfolds)

either this is a racist thing or a really big mistake.
pickasso_reborn
pickasso_reborn on Sep 21 '05
Dark!

I like this!
DTLA
DTLA on Sep 21 '05
wow. similar to the killing tree, very interesting ideas here
love it beautiful job
--0-------not racist, more of a statement about what is happening
than a portrayal............i hope
bortwein
   bortwein on Sep 21 '05
too similar to the killing tree.
mikeb215
mikeb215 on Sep 21 '05
agree w/above, too much like killing tree. morbid, but i like...but i work w/way too large a racial mix for this one to go over too well, sorry, but i just couldn't wear it.
Kaleidoscope*swe*
Kaleidoscope*swe* on Sep 21 '05
It has nothing to do with racism.. just a little thought i had. I agree it did come out a bit to scary to be worn on a shirt but then i decided it might be something for emo kids to wear so i posted it :p
paranoiahax290
paranoiahax290 on Sep 21 '05
I like, but it is similar to other designs already.
 Romano
Romano on Sep 21 '05
Great stuff, blue is too mercyfull tho maybe a black tee with white ink would be sweet
rachel_nyc
rachel_nyc on Sep 22 '05
uh, no.
SomethingVague
SomethingVague on Sep 22 '05
yeah.
i liked the killing tree, i thought it was a good design.
but i wouldnt wear it, or this.
DTLA
DTLA on Sep 22 '05
still thing its a good idea.change the blue tho
im pretty sure any other color would work better...
salmon...mint...if ur going for that already.
Random_hobbit
Random_hobbit on Sep 22 '05
hang it by its leg or something, cus it looks too much like a hanging
secondpillow
secondpillow on Sep 22 '05
People are effing stupid. I'd wear the crap out of this.
i blame history
i blame history on Sep 23 '05
i like strange things. i just wouldnt wear this shirt. its a little too unsetteling for me, especially with the kids... i dont know, its just a thing i have about kids staying kids for as long as possible, and i dont think killing someone is exactly innocent. but i like the idea you have, though. just because i am disturbed by it doesnt mean its not good. i do think it would look better on a black shirt, with the black of the design being the shirt color. 4.
missbhavens
missbhavens on Sep 23 '05
No. Not because I think it's racist (although it's obvious why one might think so), but because it's just too disturbing. Also, there are already enough silhouette/tree/creepy shirts. Move on.
taron
taron on Sep 23 '05
Where the Korn logo? Tour dates on the back?
BuriedAlive
BuriedAlive on Sep 23 '05
haha wow it scares me how much I laughed at this.
ELMOnster
ELMOnster on Sep 24 '05
i like this shirt quite a lot and i'd wear it constantly.
however, the girl on the left looks a bit awkward and i'd suggest changing the shirt color. i agree with i_blame_history on the idea of putting the design on a black shirt.
even though there's a striking similarity to the killing tree, i like it.
nice and creepy.
supernobody
supernobody on Sep 24 '05
if you could thing of something else to go there besides someone hanging there & the kids, i would buy it. theres something about that color blue & the tree i like a lot.
sweetmonkeytuesday
sweetmonkeytuesday on Sep 24 '05
ouch. reminds me of something i read in Weird NJ.. there's theis tree in the middle of a field somewhere in NJ.. the kkk used to meet there. there's one branch that is parallel over the ground.. that one's the hanging branch.

ug.. creepy.
bookworm
bookworm on Sep 25 '05
Its a bit sick, really. Two kids hitting a dead man. These kids obviously need therapy. I like the Killing Tree. It's way funnier.
sittingintheshade
sittingintheshade on Sep 25 '05
oh my gosh, thats horrible! haha, thats a 4
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derfreddy
derfreddy on Oct 23 '05
better than the inspiration
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cardcastleruins
cardcastleruins on Apr 04 '06
i thought threadless didnt accpet offensive material? Personally I'm not offended but I'm sure some people would be.
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