Target Decides Murder is Not Cool
Target pulled a cd carrying case with the image of Che Guevara, according to Reuters:
Target had touted a music disc carrying case for Che admirers emblazoned with the Argentine-born guerrilla’s iconic 1960 portrait by Alberto Diaz, or "Korda." A set of small earphones was superimposed on the image, suggesting he was tuned in to an iPod or other music player.
But my favorite quote comes from someone with a little bit of common sense about this subject: "What next? Hitler backpacks? Pol Pot cookware? Pinochet pantyhose?" wrote Investor’s Business Daily in an editorial earlier this month, citing the Guevara case as a model of "tyrant-chic."
"Pol Pot cookware?"
How about the Pol "CROCK" Pot ?
one of the VERY few magazines I read regularly did a thing or dictators, despots, and tyrants and how they decorated their homes last year, I don’t remember which one though, I only read 3 regularly, so it was probably one of those: "juxtapoz," "Metro Home," or "Dwell" (Dwell is my fav.)
PodCrash: Audio Activism from BureauCrash.com
I’m going to show my crass immaturity here by making note that Pol Pot’s image should promote a line of gardening tools and Pinochet should have his own slick aviator glasses.
If you guys wanna get in a little tango…
About 20 or so music fans are discussing on a messageboard how stupid this all is and how Che was not a murderer and represents so many positive things. I highly suggest you check out what these people are saying so that you can get pissed off real quickly.