Has anyone seen one of these? It makes me sick to think that any of our fanbase would think this is acceptable. It's one thing to chuckle a bit at PSU fans who jumped on our case when Tatgate went down, but this just isn't cool.
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I'll just bet that it is some commercial t-shirt peddler with no connection to your university.
These things are popping up all over the place. Fill in the punch-line school of your choice, and your own school colors of choice. Bama, Huskers, etc.
I like where your heads at and I agree with your point, but there's some truth to that slogan.
Seriously though, I personally would never sport one of these shirts, but considering what went down and especially considering the magnitude of the situation, this kind of wordplay can be expected towards PSU and their fans/students/athletes for a long, long time....I mean I can't see this kind of thing just going away during MY lifetime even, regardless of sanctions. The more time that passes the more folks will get comfortable poking fun at the situation, regardless of how unfunny the reality of it may be.
Take Michael Jackson as case in point, I'll be darned if I haven't cracked a couple funnies at his expense, but it doesnt mean I think child molestation is funny. Quite the contrary.
Heck, people still make Tat-U jokes, probably will for a long time, we're going to have to get over it, just like PSU fans are going to have to get over the abuse they're destined to endure.
"I'm One Bad Buckeye, and I approve this message."
There are mutliple versions of this shirt for multiple teams
Yeah, but tattoo jokes are a completely different deal. I mean, everyone who's made a joke in my presence follows with "even though I think the whole thing is stupid." This is not something anyone should have to get over. It's classless and makes us look bad.
Because we couldn't go for three.
I get it, and I completely agree. You won't find me leading the charge with this kind of thing. Classless, though it may be, it's going to be around, no doubt about it.
"I'm One Bad Buckeye, and I approve this message."
Nothing needs to be said IMO, especially after their fans were on such a high horse following tat-gate...they are getting what they deserve, and I for one am perfectly happy sitting in the corner and reveling quietly at their misfortune/sorrow/incessant whining
I don't revel in anything having to do with the Penn State situation, even the fan agony. Given the source of the misfortune, I will just move on.
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter
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I never understood why shirts like this were popular. I rather wear something with my team's logo or something about my team. My favorite shirt is my Homage shirt with the shape of Ohio and written inside is ""Ohio State".
Another example of a poor decision by a fan or small group of fans that will be connected to the fanbase/University as a whole.
I'm sure the rape victims will appreciate this. Not funny at all. No humor in the systematic rape of children and it's ensuing cover up.
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men
Embarassing and classless.
Terrible shirt. I saw that there are several schools with the same type of shirt. Just someone trying to make a buck & does not represent the fanbase at all...
The world is full of kings & queens who'll blind your eyes & steal your dreams - it's heaven & hell - Ronnie James Dio.
When I see things like this, it is hard for me to envision the person who would actually put it on. Just wrong.
I am all for crossing the line and kicking PC to the curb, but this is too much and in poor taste...
Penn State stooped low last year on the Legends/Liars shirt that ultimately backfired tremendously....to me their smugness being smashed is enough...these t-shirts go over the line....think about the victims here and what they went through...not some stupid $ making t-shirt
When it come to making fun of what happend to kids that can not stand up to a good size adult that is not cool. Now the person that is screaming to be made fun of is the coach that seen it happen and ran away like a school girl! IMO. I am a coach at my local rec dept. and when i see other coachs over step there bounds with kids i am the frist to tell them, but i do it with tack.
Wow, soo many fans without any class or respect it's almost sickening. GROW THE (censored) UP PEOPLE!!!!!!
Run_Fido's favorite word is strawman.
Sorry, but it is what it is... and that's funny. If people really think it has some sort of affiliation with the University they've got screws loose. People are way too sensitive.
Greg Jennings "I put my team on my back"
Remember that t-shirt they made for Pryor when we were playing in HV in '09? JoePa told them to knock it off that TP was a good kid and he enjoyed the time he spent with him during recruiting.
There is no such thing as "too sensitve" when it comes to child sexual abuse.
Downthesideline:
If you think that's funny you are the one with screws loose bro.
Run_Fido's favorite word is strawman.
As per the Jezebel article comments it looks like LSU and Nebraska (crappy tee vendors, not the Universities) have a version too.
Aaannnnnd like clockwork I just received an email with a pretty big distro list here at work ( a large company of note in Cbus) with a variation of the image shown on the tee-shirt (imagine a buckeye hoody-wearing toddler with a speech bubble saying the same thing as this stupid shirt).
Sigh. Sometimes I hate the internet. And my colleagues. One of the guys on that work distro is a huge penn state fan & alumni. He's a great guy too. It's going to be hell for him this year but he still busts out his PSU polo on casual Fridays. Our 5%'ers are at it again, smh. Their rabid 20% did pile on during tat-gate but it's no excuse. Footbaw is here for sure, you can tell by all the hate!
"You have to slay the selfish beast inside of you and be your brother's keeper" - Chris Spielman, on being a great teammate
We're going to have to agree to disagree on this one - It's a shirt and isn't attack on the victims in any way. I in no way whatsoever condone what was done, it was absolutely terrible. With that said it's a shirt exploiting a scumbag.
Greg Jennings "I put my team on my back"
It makes a mockery of the whole situation at PSU. If these were coaches diddling each other in the shower and got caught that would be one thing but its kids being raped. Not funny, sometimes you just have to pass on some jokes.
Wherever you are, there you be!
It's a T-shirt...I think it's funny. It didn't state...I'd rather take a shower at PSU with JS and an under aged child did it?? No...I can see ppl having thoughts of negativity about it based on what happened. However, look at all the Tattoo references and shirts and what not last year. It's their turn...and as I feel bad for the victims...I SURE DON'T for those students who STILL say nothing should have happened to PSU concerning the NCAA...that's the bad joke IMO. Too many oversensitive ppl these days...it's over
"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you."
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That is severly disappointing. If you find that joke to be funny (which I don't), tell it to a friend. Don't put it on a t-shirt so that everyone has to read your "joke" that reaks of poor taste and insensitivity, and especially don't associate that in any way with my alma mater.
If there was no scandal, this shirt would never have been printed. Therfore, IMO, this shirt is directly making fun of the institution that is Penn State, and making fun of the shower incidents, and making a mockery of everything that occured over the past year-or-so. I don't like it. Its not insensitivity, its being respectful to those that have been affected in a negative light by this whole ordeal.
Yea, those tattoo shirts were disrespectful, I know, but its tattoos and money, not some perverted senior citizen trying to get his jollies off with young children....
"I would rather shower at PSU" is making fun of the situation that JS sexually abused young boys in the shower, saying I would rather have that happen to me, or have the possibility of that happening to me, than root for scUM.
In reality, thos affected by it, who actually WERE sexually abused, can take real offense to this.
But in reality, its a slipper slope. Someone may come at me and call me a hypocrite, saying that "well there are jokes about car crashes and people dieing, and that happens everyday, should we stop making fun of that?"
The sad thing is, no matter what is said, people are going to take things to new levels. There is a line, and I think it has been crossed. Don't call me insensitive, I love un-PC, but this sh*ts on those who were sexually abused and pokes fun at the entire situation, which I am not ok with.
Not all jokes are in good taste, this one is not in good taste.
"I would rather shower at PSU" is actually saying that you would rather take it in the *** or be otherwise molested than cheering for XYZ university. I'm not sure many who think this shirt is funny would have the balls to wear a shirt that said it the way I described it. The shirt is in exceptionally poor taste and I would seriously question the mental clarity of any adult who chose to wear it.
Kevin
OH!!!!!
Proud parent of a Senior at The Ohio State University
I'm not overly shocked at who is supporting this shirt or trying to say its funny, what I will say is this-I don't give a rats ass what shirts Penn State wore or what jokes they made about OSU's tattoo scandal. It was free tattoos and deserving of light hearted jabs. That's fine, I wasn't pissed and didn't demand a pound of flesh from PSU fans once their crimes came to light. To say "Well they did it so now its our turn!" or "They have this coming to them" is childish and pouty.
No they don't. Penn State students who made fun of OSU's scandal don't have this coming to them. This shirt is tasteless as it is cheap. There is no creativity here-its taking a shot at a hot button issue for the sake of selling shirts to the lowest common denominator of society who finds shit like this funny. BHop, there is nothing over sensitive about THIS issue. You are still apparently butt hurt over the shots people took at OSU-but you aren't being over sensitive? Child please.
This shirt and any who find a laugh in it are repulsive. Grow the fuck up people. I really don't care how 'oversensitive' this comes across as either. I guess I'm one of those weird people that find Child Rape disgusting, repulsive, and beyond the scope of pushing the envelope for the sake of a joke.
4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off
Let's be real clear. The creator of this shirt has no more to do with OSU than they do of the other universities that they are selling this shirt for.
Kevin
OH!!!!!
Proud parent of a Senior at The Ohio State University
Disgusting. Anyone who thinks this is remotely appropriate/funny should probably see a psychiatrist.
It may be making fun of the institution and their fans but the collateral damage of doing it at the expense of abuse victims is not okay.
This is just like the shirt of the little kid flipping the bird that every school/team/whatever has for their rival. This will be seen at stupid sidewalk t-shirt vendors at stadiums all around the country, just swap out colors and school names. This certainly wasn't an Ohio State creation...at least I hope it didn't originate with some idiot in our fanbase.
USA Today had an unkind headline: "Ohio State mocks Sandusky scandal with tasteless T-shirt"
the t-shirt is definitely tasteless. there are no two ways about it; i would hope that any legitimate vendor wouldnt allow this shirt to be sold. it is obviously way too soon for a shirt like this to be made.
HOWEVER, i don't think this is completely unnaccepable. as @ONE BAD BUCKEYE pointed out above, distasteful jokes have always had some sort of appeal. its too soon at the moment, but i think eventually, its inevitable. i mean, there are holocaust jokes. obviously those arent in good taste, but i dont think you are automatically a bad person for laughing at them, and i think the same is true with penn state jokes
That's just awesome how they use OUR name in the headlineof that USA Today article and even make reference that it's the exact same shirt that is seen at other major college campuses but choose to use our name exclusively in the headline. Thanks. Now all we need is that moron 10%er to start sending her death threats to validate it.
Note: Please 10%ers don't do that.
I sent a complaint to the editor about the headline. Obviously, as seen in their recent update, this got the University's attention as well. The fact that they won't change a headline they know is inaccurate is all you need to know to put quotes around "news" when you refer to them. USAToday is officially a site dedicated to generating page views.
Yeah, they're just putting the name they know will get the most hits. It's a cheap pop tactic. Be a decent writer and you might not have to resort to lame tactics.
@ Bolt, i wrote a nice little respone to Nicole on that page. I added it below:
@LABuckeye Also, what is interesting, the writer of that story is a scUM graduate........
Dubjay, you win the internet tonight.
"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter
If someone wants to bash Ohio State, they better be able to take the criticism on what they put out to the public.... Just grinds my gears....
and thank you, 703, haha
by the way, the writer changed the headline to her article about the 'Ohio State Shirt' mocking the PSU scandal. I sent her a tweet and told her to read my comment because her reporting was terrible and her work was laughable..... She changed the headline to "'Appalling' Shirt"...... I hope she looked and read at my comment, and the subsequent comments, because I tore into her real good. She is also a scUM graduate, so there is potential for biased reporting, and judging by the orginial title, it can definitely be viewed as such.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/08/ohio-...
You all can read for yourselves. I am the one with the picture of the little kid flexing, or at least trying to.... yea, that was me as a baybeh.
Good... I'm glad they changed it.
Trolls...they're everywhere. Making shirts, doing radio for Notre Dame, and even writing for USA Today.
Class of 2010.
This type of "humor" has been around for ever. I try to never give the person the satisfaction of a reaction, so I won't waste the space on a comment. However, DUBJAY, I do have a comment for you. Well Played. I've been sitting in an apartment without power, listening to the wind and rain since tuesday night. Reading your response to the articles author made it a little better
An angry fan...rooting for an angry team...led by angry coaches
^ sorry to hear, hope things get better for you.
Run_Fido's favorite word is strawman.
Someone made a great point: no where on the shirt does it actually say Ohio State. How can anyone blame a university for a shirt that doesn't actually mention their school?
Right. If you keep the same wording and make the shirt green, it would be attributed to Sparty.
I have laughed at some pretty fucked up shit. This, however - nah, too far. Too far.
Class of 2010.