# Would you wear this type of t-shirt in public?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 12, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377 "2015-06-12T18:49:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377/101 "2015-10-31T17:38:54Z")

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> [@lieu](#):
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> Tacky, classless, disrespectful, juvenile… take your pick.

Contrary to popular belief, I do have a sense of decorum. I have no problem being ‘juvenile’, but I know when it’s appropriate.

I tend not to wear T-shirts in public, for a given value of ‘in public’. If I’m going down to the corner market or to the hardware store, or even if I have to run to the supermarket, I don’t mind wearing a T-shirt (and I like my T-shirts). But if I’m going to a less rural area I prefer to wear a real shirt, even if I don’t tuck it in (which I don’t when I’m wearing jeans).

That said, the T-shirt in the OP just doesn’t appeal to me. The Kool-Aid guy is mildly amusing, but the ‘vagina’ thing is about as funny as someone saying ‘poo-poo’ for no reason in a public place. It’s not clever. It’s not the kind of shirt I would wear at all, let alone in public.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377/102 "2015-10-31T19:17:38Z")

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While I applaud the sentiment, I’m not going to wear [this t-shirt](http://www.zazzle.com/black_labs_matter_shirt-235008336309123118).

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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-this-type-of-t-shirt-in-public/722377/103 "2015-11-01T23:52:54Z")

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> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> While I applaud the sentiment, I’m not going to wear [this t-shirt](http://www.zazzle.com/black_labs_matter_shirt-235008336309123118).

ALL labs matter.

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