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The Cruelty is the Campaign Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

The Cruelty is the Campaign Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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

The cruelty is the campaign. The mocking, the cuts to aid, the punchlines about the people who stand to lose the most are not side effects to be cleaned up later. They are the applause line, the fundraising email and the clip that travels. When the meanness tests well, it stops being a flaw and becomes the plan. This shirt says what the ads will not.

What do you wear to a vigil after a cruel new policy lands? This works. Wear it to a food pantry volunteer shift on a Saturday morning, to the phone bank on a cold Tuesday night, and to the county fair booth where you register voters somewhere between the pie contest and the tractor pull.

Comfort Colors 1717 forms the tee, garment-dyed, 6.1 oz, 100% ring-spun cotton, a quiet everyday shirt that is the opposite of a rally stage. The five words are printed direct-to-garment into the fabric, so they stay soft and will not crack or peel no matter how many cycles of outrage come and go.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size in S through 4XL, in Black, White, Bay, Blossom, Chambray, Graphite, Ivory or Banana for the phone bank or the pantry. Shirts that answer cruelty with care fill the rest of our kindness 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

What does the cruelty is the campaign mean? It says the harshness in certain political messaging is deliberate, used to rally a base, rather than an unfortunate slip that gets walked back later.

Is the cruelty is the campaign shirt about one candidate? It names nobody. It describes a strategy, so it applies to any campaign that runs on punching down, this cycle or the next one.

Is this cruelty shirt okay for a family event? Yes. There is no profanity and no image, only five words, so it suits a church potluck, a vigil or a school fundraiser as well as a rally.

Can our volunteer team order cruelty is the campaign tees? Yes. Each is made to order, and one checkout can mix all sizes and colors for canvassers, pantry volunteers or a phone bank crew.

Wear it to: the grocery line, the school pickup, the waiting room, 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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