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T-Shirt - 'Fuck On, We're Empty', Teale, circa 2009
Reg. No: HT 23655
- Summary:
- Teale t-shirt designed by leakeg, circa 2009. The t-shirt features a white printed map of Australia with the slogan 'Fuck On We're Empty'. This T-shirt is an example of individual designers' and artists' efforts to counteract racism and discrimination in Australian society through the sale of anti-racist memorabilia through an independent website for exhibiting art, design and photography, called Red Bubble.
The slogan 'Fuck on we're empty' was created as a counterpoint to the racist slogans stating that Australia is 'full', especially the slogan 'Fuck off we're full' which was developed and used following the Cronulla riots of 2005. This t-shirt counteracts the racist slogan by carefully imitating its imagery, both use a white map of Australia and similar language, although the slogan 'Fuck on We're Empty', suggests that we should welcome migrants because this land is 'empty'. - Description:
- Teal t-shirt. The front shows of a white printed map of Australia with the words Fuck On We're Empty in the centre. Size M.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 795 mm (Height), 855 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | immigration, white australia policy, immigration debates, sustainability, assimilation |
| Themes this item is part of: | Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection |
| Primary Classification: | POLITICS & PUBLIC PROTEST |
| Tertiary Classification: | promotional materials |
| Inscriptions: | Front, printed: "Fuck On We're Empty" |
| Designer: | Leakeg, Australia, circa 2009 |
| Distributor: | RedBubble, Australia, circa 2009 |
| References: |
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22501251-661,00.html http://www.theage.com.au/national/sudanese-youth-death-case-to-go-to-trial-20080903-48qs.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/01/1191091031242.html J. Jupp, From White Australia to Woomera: the Story of Australian Immigration (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002) |
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