Censorship Baseball T-Shirts
Description: Larry Welz, best known for his adult comix character Cherry Poptart, released his image of Cherry in 1993 as a great anti-censorship poster. I'm sure he would dig you wearing this shirt, tho he might want me to change it to say "Fuck Censorship!" If you like this shirt, please donate, even a little, to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: http://cbldf.org
Description: Words like, “poopface,” and “jeez,” get regularly censored on TV shows by a network-run group called Standards and Practices. When Alex Hirsch was told to change a line in his show, the Gravity Falls creator changed it to, "Not S&P approved." Now it stands as an all-time great placeholder joke.
Description: On June 6, 1990, 2 Live Crew's “As Nasty As They Wanna Be” became the first record to be declared legally obscene after being banned in many parts of Florida. The rap group went after the government in court, losing when Federal District Judge Jose Gonzales made the ruling that the album violated community obscenity standards across Florida counties. As a result, the album sold more copies than it probably ever would have otherwise, and various 'Censorship Is Un-American' efforts ensued across the country, including this one that has been recreated since free speech never goes out of style.
Description: A creepy retro horror-style typography design reading “The Censorship – Some Words Never Make It Out Alive.” Perfect for writers, journalists, activists, free-speech lovers, and anyone who knows the fear of silence. Distressed vintage monster-movie aesthetic with dark humor and modern relevance. Great gift for introverts, thinkers, and lovers of edgy sarcastic tees.
Description: Snowflake Florida parents were upset that Renaissance art, depicting, Michelangelo's David, Michelangelo’s fresco painting The Creation of Adam, and Botticelli’s Birth of Venus were used to teach a lesson on Renaissance art. One parent calls the classic art: “pornographic”. The Tallahassee, Florida school's principal banned the art from the curriculum to make sure art history is not too "woke" for the fragile Florida parents.
Description: “Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.” - Mark Twain - Mark Twain's brilliant analogy cuts to the heart of the censorship debate. A witty, powerful statement for anyone who believes in intellectual freedom and common sense. Makes a great gift for free speech advocates, writers, and critical thinkers.
Description: 1985 was a really bad time to test the limits of free speech in America. When a San Francisco punk band released their new album that same year, it included a fold out poster known informally as 'Penis Landscape.' After an angry mother filed a complaint with the California attorney general about the poster, the band, their label, and a litany of others were charged with distributing harmful material to a minor. The free speech test was on, a trial ensued, and the 'No More Censorship Defense Fund' was set up to help defend those involved against an increasingly anti-free speech. This design was both a fundraiser by selling the shirt and an advertisement, as punks and free speech advocates alike wore them like walking billboards.
Description: Corporate Controlled Media: Lady Liberty Censored — A hollowed monument of liberty stands defiled—Lady Liberty reimagined with a vintage TV for a head, static flickering where truth once shone. Her skeletal hands cling to the screen, not to enlighten but to control. The crown’s rays jut out like antennas, broadcasting fear instead of freedom. This is no longer a beacon, but a zombified relic of state media. As satire is silenced and voices like Jimmy Kimmel’s are censored, the First Amendment erodes. The question lingers: when liberty is pixelated into obedience, who will change the channel?
