Also “Suburban Dad” works
I’m a suburban Dad. That’s how I know this particular brand of them is a real thing. You can also spot them by how they ignore their kids when they can’t weasel out of a school event.
With cargo shorts and a ten year old Star Wars shirt, I can circulate among them without drawing too much attention.
Size should be “Man baby”
What’s nine line?
A t-shirt printing company for people that want you to know they’re a veteran, related to a vet, or are just general bootlickers. 95% of the vehicles they drive have at last 2 bumper stickers/window decals from them, “we the people”, gadsden flag, fjb, lets go brandon, back the blue/thin blue line…
I had to look it up. Seems to be a “patriot economy” company named after a military medevac request.
Made in Bangladesh surely
There is an island specific brand that cater to this pseudo militarism demographic that’s maybe even more cringe: https://www.mayjahleagueclothing.com/
It’s not that every one wearing this brand pulls Trump flags along with Kanaka maoli flags on the weekend. But every one pulling flags on the weekend wears this brand.
At one point in my life, I would have thought this site was satire
I mean, for sure. But then I also get it and it’s no different than how rudderless males get vacuumed up into reactionary movements everywhere else.
And that’s the sensitive topic no white people in sociology departments want to discuss, is that the Hawaiian sovereignty movement at this point, is an entirely reactionary movement. It’s also a weird bastardization of some genuinely good things, like the spirit of kama aina and aloha. It comes from a lack of political or economic control over ones life. The predominantly Hawaiian neighborhoods are incredibly impoverished. Most Hawaiian families that I know are living right in the edge of survival or collapse (if not in slow collapse trying to keep up). So they look for anything that can offer them the sense of control they lack. Thing is though, the guys wearing these brand. They the same ones dropping litter all over the beach, messing with the turtles, or taking dirt bikes up into the jungle trashing the trails. They not building shit for the community. It’s weird because it’s a respect culture that seems to have lack it. And they’re almost all Trumpers.
And it’s kind of the same thing with a white 18 yo from Idaho. They have no real political or economic power and so they look for any path they think can give it to them.
So like I do understand it. But it’s weird.
Interesting, so Hawaii is pulling a Texas, rather than an indigenous sovereign space, thing now?
Where I live, the type of people that wear these fascist bro clothing brands are generally comfortable, middle class, suburban, guys with comically large trucks. These people are not wayward youth, who feel powerless. They are privileged white people who feel like their power is being “unnaturally” challenged by people, they consider to be, vermin.
I just want to make sure I’m not over-emphasizing this. Its not an ubiquitous thing and the moment isn’t a monolith. But this kind of branding is specifically moving the idealism of the movement towards militaristic.
Inside the package:
You forgot the open carry
On a road trip through DC and Philly this summer, at the sights, and they make themselves so obvious.
Like a real Mmmerican, I loudly lecture my kid on liberty, equality, and fighting for others; read every MLK, JFK, FDR, et al, speeches from walls and plaques, in entirety; publicly ranting about perhaps having to fight Nazis to the death if an uprising happens here and we need to defend our country because these colors don’t run, like both sides of our family did last time; while referring to traitors, their cult, and insurrectionists hating our freedoms and they should like it or leave it.
They wear upside down black and white flag T-shirts and stand around like they’re waiting for their wives outside Sephora, not knowing how to smile in photos.
I’m still nice to everyone. Because I’m a real American. They are deplorables that should be deported.
True but how is this a microblog meme
ALPHA DOGS FOR JESUS ARF ARF
lol, that dude isn’t scared of cities. He’s packin hoping someone starts shit.
Needs a MAGA baseball cap and wrap-around shades.
“You’re going to Chicago?! You mean Chicongo? That place is a bloodbath, man.”
Beard is too neatly trimmed.
When it comes to hair, no one is more bitchy than conservative males.
-Jack Donaghy
That was the before time, when they weren’t wannabe dirt bikers from suburbs.
Has to keep it sharp for Grinder.
In the model’s defense, dude is just modeling the shirt and not necessarily espousing the political view
We all have to draw a line somewhere.
Not fat enough.
Sometimes. There’s a definite contingent of “GRINDSET!” “GOTTA PROTECT MY PEOPLE WITH MY MUSCLES!” “PROTEIN KETO!” types as well.
Found a conservative.
Its also missing the “i beat my wife but it’s okay because i go to church on sunday” wraparound blue sunglasses.
I always picture the glasses. They’re key.
They have to be on backwards when indoors, as well.
