Worst Controversy Ever?
This is criminally stupid, only elevendy billion times as stupid. The shirts were designed eight months ago. The game was one month ago. And now it's news?
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I tried them and they suck.
BSD controls the universe so they sent them so much traffic that the link is super slow and I’m not sure what were’ talking about.
by PSUinBOSSton on Oct 26, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nah, it's always like that
give it 10 seconds.
NittanyWhiteOut.com. Arguably the second best Penn State blog I know of.
by PSUdevon on Oct 26, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh ok.
Do you think that writeup is a little unfair to the guy from the anti-defamation league? They are a reactive group that was responding to a complaint they received. Sounds to me like the phone call was an inquiry about the issue, and then they dropped it. In fact, I think the quote makes him sound like he’s complaining about the people complaining to him. Of course, you have read the whole article and I haven’t.
by PSUinBOSSton on Oct 26, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get angerer and angerer the more I think about this.
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 26, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a really stupid thing to complain about
I’ll admit, I did not buy the shirt for exactly that reason: it looks like a cross. I didn’t want the student section to look like some freaking Christian rock festival, so I didn’t buy it. Granted I’m not going to complain about it, and I didn’t “object” to buying it because I’m somehow offended by it’s pseudo(and completely accidental)-religious symbolism. It’s just the dumbest design I’ve seen for a white-out shirt to date. If you look at the past three you notice a bit of a trend in design: THEY’RE WHITE. This one has way too much blue in it, IMO.
As far as I’m concerned, there is no controversy. It’s an ugly shirt, and I know I’m not going to buy one, and therefore I couldn’t care less what other people think of it, because the only opinion of clothes that I’m ever going to listen to is the ones that come from my head.
by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 26, 2009 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?
(I have no idea why that seemed like the right thing to post here.) (I should be in bed.)
BSD
by Kevin HD on Oct 26, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm a little sad that she's not from my hometown.
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by Run Up The Score on Oct 26, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn"'t" "t"ry "t"hem and "t"ehy s"t"ill suck
…because a white-out means a WHITE – out!
/ as in cheap Hane’s white “t”-shirts and cheap white body paint
/ “t” emphasis mine…cause I can!
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Oct 26, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WHITEout!!?!?!?!
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 27, 2009 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there are certainly
or like being a redskins fan right now.
by Hamulus on Oct 26, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Helmet Stripe Intersected
Am I being overly obvious to point out the line on the shirt represents the single blue line of the white Penn State helmets?
That seems obvious, but then again, who would possibly think the shirt is to promote Christianity?
Helmet stripe intersected by the words “Penn State”….seems far more likely to be a creative attempt gone stale than it does a salute to Jesus H. Christ.
by NittanyBadger on Oct 26, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That it does
It was referred to by the creator of the shirt in the Fox News article
she said the single blue stripe is a nod to the university’s football program.
NittanyWhiteOut.com. Arguably the second best Penn State blog I know of.
by PSUdevon on Oct 26, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, we all know what it's supposed to be
but the Penn State intersecting it is unnecessary and defeats what would have been a cool design.
by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 27, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I would have liked just a blue stripe down the front and back
and there are ways to put Penn State on there without it looking like a cross. And I’m sure people noticed it looked like a cross before it ever went into production, but then I’m sure all those people also realized it isn’t a cross and just went ahead with it anyway.
by The JuggerNitt on Oct 27, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You probably should have submitted something then...
This is ridiculous that we’re even talking about this.
by Screen Name 20 on Oct 27, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well according to this article
even if you did submit a design better than this, it may not have been included in the final 4. That I suppose is what is annoying about these “voting” competitions. Out of the 4 finalists, I probably would have voted for the “cross” as well, but just because it is the most simple, whitest design, and that’s what I want in a whiteout shit. The others were all just too busy (though the JoePa one is kinda nice….just too non-white). I don’t know what the other designs were that didn’t make it to the finals, but perhaps there were some good ones in there.
by The JuggerNitt on Oct 27, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm an animal science major
not a graphic design artist
by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 27, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its not just news...
Its Fox news!
"This is how I chill, ma'am"
by jacum2 on Oct 26, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
doesn't that make it not news?
We decide when you hear the snap count...
by thedrizzle on Oct 27, 2009 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares...
There is so much going on in the world and this is all they have to complain about? Please…
by PSU Jen on Oct 27, 2009 9:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nope, I'm sure they have plenty more to complain about as well
but lucky for them, I guess, complaints come in a pretty much infinite supply.
by The JuggerNitt on Oct 27, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to create a new organization (PABPC)
People Against Being Politically Correct.
Membership requirements are that in 25 words or less you can point out one example of being politically correct that upsets you.
Settle it on the field!
by PSUncle1981 on Oct 27, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No Christmas tree inside Old Main
Graham Spanier stopped that tradition when he became President while I was in school. Jerk.
by PSUWifey on Oct 27, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My kid can't wear his
“Favorite Opressers” t-shirt to Preschool. Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Amin, Ceauşescu.
It a kid’s shirt, it’s kind of small – sorry we couldn’t fit them all on there.
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by rahpsu92 on Oct 27, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried them and they sucked, not.
This shirt has a cross on it which makes it intrinsically sweet and worth 5 stars by itself, but once I tried it on, that’s when the magic happened. After checking to ensure that the shirt would properly cover my girth, I walked from my trailer to Wal-mart with the shirt on and was immediately approached by women. The women knew from the whiteness of my shirt that I am a mysterious loner who knows how to start the WE ARE chant. The women that approached me wanted to know if I would be their boyfriend and/or give them money for something they called meth. I told them no, because they didn’t have enough teeth, and frankly a man with a white out cross shirt shouldn’t settle for the first thing that comes to him.
I arrived at Wal-mart, mounted my courtesy-scooter (walking is such a drag!) sitting side saddle so that my cross would show. While I was browsing tube socks, I could hear aroused asthmatic breathing behind me. I turned around to see a slightly sweaty dream in sweatpants and flip-flops standing there. She told me she liked the cross on my shirt, I told her I wanted to start the wave. She offered me a swig from her mountain dew, and I drove my scooter, with her shuffling along side out the door and into the rest of our lives. Thank you white out cross shirt.
Pros: Fits my girthy frame, has cross on it, attracts women
Cons: Cannot see cross with arms crossed, cross would have been better if it glowed in the dark.
Thank you 3 wolves guy
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by psu on Oct 27, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Best 3 Wolves Model Evah
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by letsgopsu on Oct 28, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in other news
-on campus, all sidewalks crossing at right angles will be torn up because they resemble a religeous symbol.
-all trees with branches hanging parallel to the ground will be cut down.
-psu now exposed to vampire attacks
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by psudrozz on Oct 27, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i like the shirt...
….it reminds me of a PSU helmet on the front and I like the slogan on the back.
…i do agree that it has too much blue.
WE ARE.......PENN STATE!
by Nick7 on Oct 27, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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