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[cured]

http://www.livesteez.com/news/news_detail/934%5D

Obama T-Shirt Sparks Assault, Lawsuit

Posted July 17, 2008

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?”

[BeautifulBurnout]

You see, this is what really makes me laugh, as a lawyer in the UK.

How can it POSSIBLY be the responsibility of the designer of a t-shirt that the woman gets assaulted when she wears it? She BOUGHT the shirt; she CHOSE to wear it... is she really so dumb that she had no idea how offensive it might be to certain sectors of the community?

Gimme a break.

Edit: That's not to say that the designer isn't an A1 asshole, though. Not least because of his ridiculous mullet hair-style!

[dubman]

i like how the article words it: "seeking solace"

because it totally is just a brat who did something retarded, and is now looking for the money instead of just doing boring old assault charges.

it's also fun because i dont care who loses. they're both frivolous douchebags doing frivolous douchebag things, so they can both get ruined.

[Sean]

Ha ha! Of COURSE he has a mullet!

I'm with dubman....if there's any way for them to both lose this court case, then it should happen. Coupla' top notch ass-hats.