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You Can't Read This

You can't read this, but it makes you uncomfortable. (Arabic)

"You can't read this, but it makes you uncomfortable.
Don't be afraid."

Trump's campaign called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” and his transition team is considering a "Muslim registry". Given the surge in anti-Muslim violence and hate incidents throughout this campaign year and after the election, it's clear many people have an extremely blurry line in their minds between Muslims in general and terrorists in particular. 

"All Muslims are Terrorists."
"Deport them All"
"I Hate Muslims"

This truck is riding around Brooksville, FL scaring people to death. pic.twitter.com/ReXMUVJdun

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 11, 2016

This shirt is a riff on the tote bags that went viral earlier this year, designed by Rock Paper Scissors print shop. Their tote bag says (in Arabic): "This text has no other purpose than to terrify those who are afraid of the Arabic language." This original text acts as a humorous inside joke for people who can read Arabic or are familiar with the tote bags from social media. People who were genuinely uncomfortable because of the text had no other interaction with it. My thought was to do something similar but provide a less prominent translation underneath for people who don't speak Arabic to gently make them aware of their bias and assure them that they need not be terrified of an entire language.

Don't be afraid. Don't let fear drive you to do things or support policies that dehumanize and stigmatize innocent people.

Proceeds from the sale of this shirt will go to the ACLU and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).

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Following a nasty political campaign in which he openly fanned various forms of bigotry and misogyny, Donald Trump has become a president that leads in the exact same way that he campaigned. Some of his followers have become emboldened in their hatred and reports of violent attacks and openly racist incidents rose sharply following election day, as though permission had been granted for this type of behavior. Donald Trump has not vigorously repudiated his earlier comments or condemned these incidents, and as he continues careening full steam ahead down a destructive and frightening path, he has made clear there will not be a "reset" from campaign-mode to President-mode.

Let's not respond to hate with hate, but rather be emboldened in our love as we battle bigotry and misogyny. That's where #LoveAndResistance comes from. To start with, I've created some t-shirt designs to show support and raise money for organizations that will need our help under a Trump administration. I know it's not much and I expect this site to morph and change over the next months and years. If you'd like to work together or have ideas you'd like to discuss, please be in touch.

Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist. You'll need them both for #LoveAndResistance.

Laryn Kragt Bakker

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