I'm not sure why so many people wear texts on their clothing and on their skin. Perhaps they feel that such portable writing serves to express individuality or a particularly ardent belief. When a person wears a shirt declaring "Just Do It" or "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body"it sends a certain signal about that person. I wear simple t-shirts for simple reasons. When I am wearing a shirt with the Boston Red Sox logo proudly emblazoned across the front, it exudes the rather obvious fact that I am a Red Sox fan. The sweatshirt I am wearing at this very instant says "Hofstra University" which makes some sense, since I am a Hofstra University student. People wear shirts for the same reasons ants use antennas-to glean information about their fellow creatures.
Tattoos and t-shirts are nearly limitless in their variety and this variety is dictated by the unique qualities that people have. Witty, crude, romantic, and meaningless text can all be expressed through clothing and ink, and I presume a person loves having the ability to declare his or herself as an individual without saying a word.
What an interesting thought. I completely agree. My only question is what do you think about text being shown that others might not understand.Like people who tattoo Chinese characters on themselves, most of us can't read Chinese. Are they still trying to send us a message?
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