ShirtFilter: This is (???) what a feminist looks like
March 11, 2015 9:42 AM Subscribe
Help me rediscover or recreate the great expanded wording I saw for this classic shirt!
I remember seeing a tee shirt (probably on etsy or tumblr) that expanded beautifully on "This is what a feminist looks like."
The gist of it was "This is one, but not the only, of myriad appearances that are each what a feminist looks like." The classic message was big and bold, and the specification was smaller, as I recall.
What I love about it is that it identifies the user as a feminist even as it insists that feminist is not an appearance.
If I can't find it I'd like to recreate it (for personal use, not profit!), but I'm having trouble coming up with a succinct, poetic and grammatically correct way to express the idea while leaving the entirety of the classic phrase intact (so, "This is one of the ways a feminist can look" is no good, because it doesn't end with "looks like."
Have you seen my shirt, or are you a good wordsmith? Thanks for your help!
I remember seeing a tee shirt (probably on etsy or tumblr) that expanded beautifully on "This is what a feminist looks like."
The gist of it was "This is one, but not the only, of myriad appearances that are each what a feminist looks like." The classic message was big and bold, and the specification was smaller, as I recall.
What I love about it is that it identifies the user as a feminist even as it insists that feminist is not an appearance.
If I can't find it I'd like to recreate it (for personal use, not profit!), but I'm having trouble coming up with a succinct, poetic and grammatically correct way to express the idea while leaving the entirety of the classic phrase intact (so, "This is one of the ways a feminist can look" is no good, because it doesn't end with "looks like."
Have you seen my shirt, or are you a good wordsmith? Thanks for your help!
This could be what a feminist looks like?
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 11:21 AM on March 11, 2015
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 11:21 AM on March 11, 2015
I like jaguar's suggestion of
This is [only one example of] what a feminist looks like.
complete with the square brackets. It's succinct and crystal clear, adding an additional layer of meaning while maintaining the bones of the original phrase.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:53 AM on March 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
This is [only one example of] what a feminist looks like.
complete with the square brackets. It's succinct and crystal clear, adding an additional layer of meaning while maintaining the bones of the original phrase.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:53 AM on March 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
This is what [this] feminist looks like
posted by dywypi at 12:01 PM on March 11, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by dywypi at 12:01 PM on March 11, 2015 [4 favorites]
This is one version of what a feminist looks like.
posted by Salamander at 3:51 PM on March 11, 2015
posted by Salamander at 3:51 PM on March 11, 2015
Response by poster: Thanks! hgg's right,
"This is [only one example of] what a feminist looks like" is great!
Can't wait to make the shirt!
posted by Edna Million at 1:47 PM on April 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
"This is [only one example of] what a feminist looks like" is great!
Can't wait to make the shirt!
posted by Edna Million at 1:47 PM on April 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
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This is
[one representation of]
what a feminist looks like
This is
[one of many ways showing]
what a feminist looks like
This is
[one of the many embodiments of]
what a feminist looks like
This is
[only one example of]
what a feminist looks like
posted by jaguar at 11:01 AM on March 11, 2015