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annleckie
annleckie

If there were Imperial Radch t-shirts, what would be on them?

gayvarden

Six of me attended the conclave and all I got was this lousy significance

annleckie

All right, this is awesome.

If there’s going to be shirtage, there will be one to start with and I’ve probably settled on what it would be, but this needs to exist some way. Even if it’s just a button, but a shirt would be bestest.

gayvarden

I’m dying inside because I’d love any radch shirts in general but I’ve got such a soft spot for pins. still.

It’s difficult because if you have amusing pins it’s a delicate matter of making sure everyone you know reads them while navigating that fiddly “is it rude if I ask you to read my collarbone” line.

If nothing else maybe I can wrangle some personal favours and ask my wife to screen print me something no beating a good shirt.

inter-system make your own radch shirt day for next 2SID maybe

annleckie

I actually love the idea of “make your own radch shirt” day. And 2SID is as good a date as any!

I was playing with Zazzle just a bit, and it doesn’t seem to like Safari much so I’ll try it on a PC and see if that goes better. But, Zazzle, totally something that would make “Make your own IR shirt” work. I’m gonna maybe put that in my calendar.

@gayvarden, if I maybe were to make up buttons to give out, of “six of me went to the conclave” would that be all right with you? Seeing as it’s your (awesome) idea. (I am idly turning over ideas for Worldcon, for various reasons)

gayvarden

I used to Zazzle! I have so many nonsensical quotes from previous fanaticisms on old cut offs (so good for lounge wear which is of course my fave) I’d forgotten about it until now and that’s an excellent idea. If nothing else when I’m in a more summery area of the planet of 2SID we could toss in some tiedye (black and brown tiedye?? Could be boring hm)

I’d be more than alright! I’d be chuffed and flattered beyond reason! Hence the excited punctuation!! 🐙 My mom’s gonna go to worldcon I’m gonna tell her about this!

No seriously that’d be wicked awesome and I hope it happens. I’m so excited!!

annleckie

Right, then! Buttons are a go for worldcon! (I may need to restrain myself. The con asked if anyone wanted to sponsor benches in an open (indoor) space at the con that’s meant to be, if I understand correctly, a version of the cool “fan village” Loncon had. Or if a bench is not sufficient, one can sponsor a “mini park” with a bench. I am in the process of establishing the Lieutenant Awn Memorial Park, and I keep thinking, “You know what else would be cool….”)

And woah, turns out buttons are relatively cheap. Any other button ideas/requests that might potentially turn up on an actual button? I am half considering one that says “so glad I’m not Dlique”

bemusedlybespectacled
sarah531

george lucas literally set up return of the jedi to be an allegory of/protest against the Vietnam War

revenge of the sith was so anti-Bush (Anakin even paraphrases a Bush line at one point) that people boycotted it

emperor palpatine was very deliberately based on Nixon

lucas later went on to compare Bush to Darth Vader and Dick Cheney to Palpatine, plus he’ll talk at any given opportunity about how political he wanted the prequels to be

but please, keep talking about how ‘the sjws’ have ‘destroyed star wars’ by bringing politics into it