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Racism is the Real Disease Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Racism is the Real Disease Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Racism is the real disease. It names the sickness plainly, and the public health nurse in the tee tracks maternal outcomes, asthma rates and life expectancy by zip code and has watched the map line up with the redlining map every time, which tells her what the actual pathogen is. An antiracist shirt for people who read the data. This tee names it.

Wear it to the public health conference, the racial justice march, the health equity hearing, the community clinic, and the family dinner where a relative says everyone has the same chances now. It is a strong gift for a public health nurse, a health equity researcher, an antiracist organizer, and the friend who overlaid the maps.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a health equity hearing. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the zip-code-map entry in the antiracist collection.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

How does this relate to climate justice is racial justice? Cousins. Same maps, different outcome. This one is the health data; that one is the heat.

Would a health equity team order these for the conference? Departments do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Black by a wide margin. White for the march.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the march, the school board, the city council, the family dinner.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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