Tyler, The Creator has always sought to explore new methods of design, but the rapper's new t-shirt takes this a step further.
The Odd Future star has decided to subvert a far right symbol, turning the neo-nazi abuse of the celtic cross into a cry against homophobia and a plea for understanding.
It's pretty cool, all told. Utilising the White Pride World Wide symbol, the t-shirt reads Golf Pride World Wide. Tyler explains:
“[I] asked myself some questions. What if a black guy wore this logo on a shirt? Would he be promoting self hate? Would he be taking the power out of a shape? What if a gay guy wore this on a shirt? Would he promoting Homophobia? Then BAM! I Had it. Throw a little rainbow in the logo ( i still wonder, who was the guy that said a rainbow is the gay symbol? thats another article stay tuned) and take a photo with a white guy in it and we have an amazing photo.”
“The thing that tops it off is the homo erotic tone of the hand holding, which to some degree HAS to piss off the guys who takes this logo serious. This made the photo even more important to me, because it was me playing with the idea of taking the power out of something so stupid. Or maybe my whole idea on this is stupid. Who knows, but why not try it out?”
The rapper also used the Tumble missive to deny being a homophobe. “Also, ever since my career started, ive been labeled as a homophobe, simply because of my use of the word faggot. Again, trying to take the power out of something, I WAS NEVER REFERRING TO SOMEONES SEXUAL PREFERENCE WHEN USING THAT WORD. I mean, i’m legit one of the least homophobic guys to walk this earth but, most people just read the surface.”
Check out the full message HERE.
(via NME)
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