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Editor in Chief Bill	25 Oct 2018 10:53 a.m. PST
In January 2018, a surprising clothing item popped up on the South Korean fashion scene: boxy oversize T-shirts with the logo of Jesse Jackson's 1988 US presidential campaign. As the weather got warmer, the shirt became a staple for trendy women across the country. Some of the shirts read "JESSE JACKSON '88 — FOR PRESIDENT," while others said "JESSE JACKSON '88 — BLESS YOU." There was even a misspelled "JESS JACKSON '88" line of tank tops for men… link
Cacique Caribe	25 Oct 2018 11:56 a.m. PST
Wow, from 1988? Now that's what I call old leftover stock. Or someone did some bad time traveling. Dan PS. And why in the world would anyone want Jackson's bug-eyed face on their shirt?
javelin98	25 Oct 2018 3:17 p.m. PST
It's better than Thailand's current Hitler fetish.
Cacique Caribe	25 Oct 2018 7:53 p.m. PST
Hitler? Seriously? Wow. Dan
Andrew Walters	26 Oct 2018 7:01 a.m. PST
Eh. People put all kinds of things on shirts. Many have what appear to be random series of letters and numbers. This is some weird post-literate thing where writing and in this case advertising art are there for decoration, meaning seemingly left behind. So weird.