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New merch through Teepublic (Patreon)

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2021-08-26 17:18:06
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2026-11
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hi everyone! As part of setting up Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness (my old zine publisher that has reformed with a new collective to be a zine/book/podcast publisher) we set up a merch store through Teepublic. Which means there are now Live Like the World is Dying shirts and such available. I'll be working to get everyone at the $5 tier or higher a discount code for the store, but in the meantime it's all on sale anyway (like shirts are currently $13). We're still feeling out this new format, but color shirt printing is hard to come by so I'm excited to try this out. Don't feel pressured to buy stuff of course!! You're already supporting the show. There've just been requests for merch so we wanted to make it available.

https://www.teepublic.com/user/strangersinatangledwilderness

Comments

Victoria Morě

Would loooooove a shirt that says "live like the world is dying"

Deep State Tony Clifton

Was about to order one of these amazing designs when it occurred to me to check if this printer was another opportunist company willing to sell any design regardless of its content. Upon searching I was able to find shirts promoting all sorts of fascist and jingoist causes. Searches that turned up results were; Thin Blue Line, Blue Lives Matter, Trump, AnCap, White Pride, Kek/ Kekistan, Black Sun, and various jingoist slogans, etc. (I stopped with this sample of searches as it pretty much answered my inquiry). The company does seem to stop short of printing logos for most militant gangs like the proud boys, oath keepers and patriot front but not the police for which there are many designs available. While I understand that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism maybe y'all could find a better printer/provider for this merch. Sorry to be a killjoy...

Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

so, while i appreciate the concern, i don’t agree that this is a standard i or others should adopt. many of the platforms we use every day are politically “neutral” in this regard. most notably, of course, patreon. who has kicked some of my friends off it before. yet i use it because it is the best way ive found to support my projects, as well as using it to support other projects. patreon profits off of all sides. this is true of every platform we use, more or less. the research i did into teepublic was about the labor standards of the shirt manufacturing and printing. which isnt perfect, but passes a good number of labor standards and they were transparent about it. it does not appear to be sweatshop-produced. but i don’t expect to have control over what else they print. same with etsy, social media, the various book printers ive used, usps, credit card services, web hosting services... all the various platforms who have profited off my work in the past and will continue to do so.

Deep State Tony Clifton

Noted. I am pleased and not surprised to hear you put thought into the selection of this vendor. I personally quit using patreon over their initial dropping of IGD as a creator and have since come back in order to support radical projects that do not seem to have another platform to receive funds. Ultimately I decided to accept the bargain. Thank you for the response to my posted concern.

Sarah E Shipe

With regard to the conversation going, I might also add that Threadless seems more left-wing with regard to content. The site itself has been supportive of content regarding diversity - See also their art contest here: https://www.threadless.com/make/submit/ Artists may also donate a portion (or all) of their profits towards an organization if they wish - organizations supporting racial equity (BLM, etc), mental health, queer rights/advocacy, and the environment, etc. Threadless has a pretty diverse selection of products to choose from (maybe even a little more than teepublic) and recently even came out with a front and back tee option! I know two people who use it; they've been pretty happy with it. Just my two cents. Love the new artwork by the way!!

Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

It's indeed always a shitty bargain. And thanks for raising that concern! I hope I didn't come across as too defensive. It was something I struggled with for awhile before I accepted it... each new non-DIY platform I wind up using confuses and challenges me.

Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

I appreciate that! If this winds up not working out for whatever reason I'll look into threadless. The new art is by Robin Savage, who's been drawing zine covers for Strangers for years, and I'm so excited she's back working with me on things.