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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Irish Yoga

Logo webpage:

http://www.stuffking.com/images/Humor_Irish_Yoga_Green_Shirt.jpg


This logo represented on this tee shirt has a lot of positions and implications that are made when a person starts to analyze this image. There are a lot of judgments and stereotypes that are connected with the thought of an Irish man, or the Irish culture. This tee shirt does a good job of summing it up.

When I visited Ireland for a few weeks, there was a pub on every block. It isn’t a surprise when someone from an Irish family says there is a history of alcoholism in their family.

Those stereotypes are ones that are very commonly thought of relating to Irish culture. These are also serious judgments to relate to people just because of their culture.

The fact that this shirt can say so much about a culture, though it can be somewhat offending to some, and it is in such a comedic way makes the situation a lot lighter.

This image can also be interpreted relating to the yoga. In Ireland spiritual health and healing is very important. Yoga and meditation are commonly used in Ireland. This image ties in two of the things that are commonly associated with the Irish culture, and it a comedic way.

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