[Linux-aus] penguin shirts

Glen Turner gdt at gdt.id.au
Wed Feb 18 22:28:23 EST 2009


Hi folks,

Before we get to legalities, what about ethics?

The danger of co-opting an indigenous people's artistic style is that
we've no notion of what is an insulting use of the style and what is
not.

Applying a Pointilistic varnish doesn't solve the ethical issue, no
more than me claiming that claiming that "merde" is acceptable in
French and thus should be in English.

So yeah, I think the Too Hard Basket awaits.  Which is a shame,
since I do like the t-shirt's design.

-- 
  Glen Turner



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