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TexasProgresive

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10. Texas A&M Aggies are proud to bleed maroon.

Tue Nov 19, 2013, 08:56 AM

Nov 2013

I always thought that was a bit much as they seem to bleed red on Texas Ave. and University Dr. Friday and Saturday nights. But maybe because the maroon is diluted by alcohol.

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I am very disturbed by the T-shirts My elementary school children [View all] rbrnmw Nov 2013 OP

That is disturbing. roody Nov 2013 #1

Sounds like a harmless metaphor to me. aikoaiko Nov 2013 #2

i don't find it harmless at all rbrnmw Nov 2013 #4

Tell me, please, what harm does it do? aikoaiko Nov 2013 #11

perhaps you don't know the long history of school shootings in America. rbrnmw Nov 2013 #12

Do you really think someone is going to shoot your kids because of these t-shirts? aikoaiko Nov 2013 #16

this just goes to prove ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2013 #53

Yup. Agschmid Nov 2013 #59

Well I didn't get that from this shirt OriginalGeek Nov 2013 #39

Wow. I did not expect that leap. joeglow3 Nov 2013 #47

Respectfully, you need a Dandelion break.... Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #70

Certainly metaphor...but it appears to be from a hyper-jingoized mind HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #23

Competitor-warrior metaphors for academics don't bother me. aikoaiko Nov 2013 #26

Nor do I want to invalidate your emotional response. It's yours. HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #28

Ok, but it wasn't the bounty metaphor that was the problem in your example. aikoaiko Nov 2013 #30

My son's school bleeds blue and yellow. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #3

Ask them to write an expose what bleeding red and gray means. DetlefK Nov 2013 #5

It is anti science also. roody Nov 2013 #6

but as a metaphor it is pro-humanities. aikoaiko Nov 2013 #19

OMG riverwalker Nov 2013 #7

it is so sick I think it promotes violence. rbrnmw Nov 2013 #8

I'm not sure it promotes violence so much... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #33

Athletics promote violence... bobclark86 Nov 2013 #43

We're talking about an elementary school, here. Did you even notice that? Paladin Nov 2013 #48

I'm talking about a promising young life ended over a game. bobclark86 Nov 2013 #64

How did they kill a player? Did they shoot him? joeglow3 Nov 2013 #49

Some claim illegal hit, others an un-diagnosed concussion bobclark86 Nov 2013 #65

That's for elementary school kids? Brigid Nov 2013 #20

was on the fence until seeing the graphic. IF the graphic is on there it is definitely inappropriate KittyWampus Nov 2013 #21

Yeah, not excited about the graphic. GreenPartyVoter Nov 2013 #67

Ohhhkay, then. That graphic changes everything-- really bad taste for kids. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2013 #60

I find it disturbing, but I am unsure whether there is a reference here that escapes me beyond Mass Nov 2013 #9

This metaphor has been used by sports teams pipoman Nov 2013 #15

Texas A&M Aggies are proud to bleed maroon. TexasProgresive Nov 2013 #10

The shirt itself is disturbing... giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #13

That is horrifying Capt. Obvious Nov 2013 #14

This metaphor has been used by sports teams for ever... pipoman Nov 2013 #17

it is more about graphic on the t-shirts rbrnmw Nov 2013 #18

The only time I've ever heard it . . . Brigid Nov 2013 #24

You've never heard someone say they "Bleed Cubbie Blue" Drale Nov 2013 #55

I've heard it for years. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2013 #58

No; not all of us come from familes and/or social circles steeped in sports. eShirl Nov 2013 #62

Now that you mention it, Brigid Nov 2013 #68

Yeah. It's ugly as fuck. sibelian Nov 2013 #32

It's not so much the message (it IS sick) DiverDave Nov 2013 #34

Well than don't look at he computer games they play. You will shit a brick Township75 Nov 2013 #22

Games like that are not intended for elementary school kids. Brigid Nov 2013 #27

tons of elementary kids play call of duty Niceguy1 Nov 2013 #71

Take a deep breath... Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #25

This. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2013 #29

Have your kids wear t-shirts that say "You're Going to Bleed Red and Gray" Orrex Nov 2013 #31

Great post. KittyWampus Nov 2013 #35

I am in Teabilly heaven I'd be high fived rbrnmw Nov 2013 #36

It sounds idiotic. I wouldn't buy one for my child. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #37

The design is inappropriate, the phrasing's just fine. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #38

the graphics is the problem I have with it rbrnmw Nov 2013 #42

Who decides these things? surrealAmerican Nov 2013 #40

It's inappropriate at the elementary school level, especially in light of Sandy Hook. Paladin Nov 2013 #41

I can't believe that I am only one concerned rbrnmw Nov 2013 #44

You might search around for alternatives. It helps to have alternatives rather than KittyWampus Nov 2013 #50

Good idea... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #69

Or will magically turn inappropriate following an act of violence. n/t Orsino Nov 2013 #45

It's interesting that so few posters made the connection Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #66

The only problem I see.... NCTraveler Nov 2013 #46

Your attempt at humor sucks joeglow3 Nov 2013 #52

I agree, that is really creepy. n/t Whisp Nov 2013 #51

I don't see anything wrong with it LittleBlue Nov 2013 #54

+1 same here n/t tammywammy Nov 2013 #56

The phrasing is okay. The graphics not so much. kcr Nov 2013 #61

Not appropriate... Mike Nelson Nov 2013 #57

I didn't understand your issue... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #63

Yep pipoman Nov 2013 #72

exactly my point after Sandy Hook it is way too much rbrnmw Nov 2013 #74

Oh hell no. That shirt would not be going on either of my children. n/t Butterbean Nov 2013 #73