Real Men Admit They Love Cats

This is the front of the shirt which is further described below.

Physical Description: This one is a long sleeved sweatshirt. The front side is centered and over the chest and the stomach. At the top of the design is the first and the largest cat on the shirt sitting on the ledge a red line makes. This cat is looking directly out to the viewer and is lounging with his left front leg and tail running down into the words. "REAL MEN" is written in black, and the A has a paw on it, and the second E and N have the tail over them. Underneath, a slightly more feminine font in the same red says "admit they" Admit what? on a black background the transparent letters answers "LOVE CATS". A second kitty's body is facing out directly to the viewer but it is looking up. The kitty's head and down to the top of the beginning of its front legs are covering up areas of the S. The red line from above is repeated and goes to the cat's butt and stops because Mr. Purrs goes past the end of the line. The third cat is sort of like the reverse side of the first cat but slightly smaller. This pussy's head is covering up a little bit of the L and does to the line what the second cat did, except on the left side. All felines are striped. Handwritten into the transfer underneath the second redline is copywrite symbol "HEPCAT '95 NASHVILLE, TN"

Naturally, the question people want to find out the answer to above all others is whether or not I love cats? The answer to this question determines how real of a man I am. The answer is this; I am indifferent to domesticated animals. Thus, I conclude that since I am not a cat hater I am not a baby boy. Since my love for cats is non-existent, I am clearly not a man. This leaves me being a pubescent young man. Maybe one day it will all make sense and I will learn to love cats. Until that time, I will just wear the shirt.

On the edge of freedom again, Donor Brian gave this shirt to me on the condition that I wear it at least with a provided pin that said "I LOVE CATS". Brian had it for a very short period of time between getting the shirt from Julie and then giving it to me. He had the shirt for maybe a few days, if that.

Upon hearing that I had received the shirt Donor Julie was A-OK with the deal. Therefore, I consider this shirt to have really come from Julie because it was really her shirt to give, with Brian acting as a middleman.

In any event, I surprised everyone by actually wearing this shirt quite a few times. Just like most of the shirts in the free shirt archive, I still actively wear this shirt out in public.

The pin has been lost to whatever unknown position that it now inhabits somewhere in this lonely world.

Women seem to enjoy this shirt when they see it worn on my body. They seem to think that this shirt is a strong indication of my love for cats. The truth is that I am a free shirt fanatic.

Woman and man alike sometimes smile after interpreting the message. I guess feline pride runs strong. Or maybe the masses want to me to love cats for some reason that I can not fathom. I just stay content with my freedom bringing a smile to someone's face.

There also exists a certain amount of snickering that comes with wearing this shirt. Any mocking laughter of this shirt is a direct result of the fashion thinking fallacy that any sentiment worn is shared by the wearer. I understand that this is the way people think about fashion, but without context they are only deluding themselves and reinforcing their own distorted world. Not my loss.