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# "Obama is the New Black"
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/obama-is-the-new-black/
- Published: 2008-10-13T03:10:03.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:41:53.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:49

A quick aside: I wonder if a presidential candidate has ever graced so many t-shirts as Obama has.

Certainly in New York City, his face is on shirts at street stalls and wholesale retailers everywhere. Yesterday, on Union Square in Manhattan, I saw a shirt for sale that said "Obama is the New Black" ($20). More than a political figure, he seems to have become a fashion statement. John McCain? Not so much.

Palin, on the other hand, was pictured on a t-shirt at a stall near the Obama one, wearing a bathing suit and a sash. The words beneath her torso: "mysongynist". After 5 weeks in the media spotlight, I'm surprised not to have seen more Palin shirts. They must still be saving the best ones for Halloween.

  
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