I wanna buy my friend an "I Love My Boyfriend" tshirt, but my sister insists that I shouldn't buy it at all, for it would implies that I "support" it, which I don't. Why? Because I don't have a boyfriend. And I told her that just because we buy something that has a statement on it, it doesnt really mean that we support that statement? Especially in this case, since I'm buying it for a friend, not for my own personal use.
Was I right?
2007-11-12 15:28:02 · 8 answers · asked by Brooke 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
You were right!!! You just bought it for a friend... But if you buy statement shirts and wear it you can't say that you don't "support" the statement.
2007-11-12 15:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by pinkblack 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are purchasing a shirt for yourself, it will be universally understood that you support the statement. However, if you are purchasing it for a friend, the clerk may think you support the statement, but certainly no one else should. If your friend has a boyfriend she loves, the shirt is fine as a gift. If she does not have a boyfriend, it's probably not appropriate.
2007-11-12 23:55:21 · answer #2 · answered by oldernwiser 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With something like that, no, I don't think it would count as "supporting" it, because there's not really anything to "support." It simply implies that you have a boyfriend, but things like that are everywhere, so it isn't taken literally.
With other shirts, though, yes, it is about supporting a statement. Athiests don't wear Christian t-shirts. People who don't use drugs or drink don't usually buy shirts with drug or alcohol related humor.
2007-11-13 02:57:34 · answer #3 · answered by CrazyChick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally wouldn't buy a T-shirt that had a saying I didn't support. Buying one for a friend is fine, if it's something that SHE supports. If your friend does indeed love her boyfriend, then that T-shirt was fine for her. If she doesn't have a boyfriend, then it doesn't make any sense!
2007-11-12 23:40:24 · answer #4 · answered by luvrats 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not if you're buying it for a friend, as you are buying it with the assumption that the friend condones the statement written on it. But "I love My Boyfriend" isn't a particularly contoversial statement anyway.
2007-11-13 14:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by sashmead2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does your friend really love her boyfriend? If she does, then it's okay to buy her that shirt.
2007-11-13 00:08:26 · answer #6 · answered by noanswer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are condoning the statement; otherwise, why have it?
2007-11-12 23:56:40 · answer #7 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mine says "medium" on it, but i never talk to ghosts...
2007-11-12 23:36:27 · answer #8 · answered by baystreet690 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋