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Vintage Nemesis Records "End Racism" T-Shirt

Nemesis Records was a Southern California hardcore record label ran by "Big" Frank Harrison of Carry Nation and No For An Answer. They released records for bands like Reason To Believe, Walk Proud, Vision, and Offspring. They produced this bold and political "End Racism" tee in the 90s. The shirt has since become an important pop culture fashion item, as pop star Rihanna was spotted wearing this same design recently. Here's journalist Sam Reiss for GQ on the tee: 

This END RACISM slogan was one of a few—others included SAY NO TO DRUGS AND GANGS and CASTRATE RAPISTS—that were classic examples of late-’80s hardcore shirt style: direct block fonts, stacked lettering, humorless enough to be moralistic. It’s both a curio and a deep cut. Hardcore, an amateur genre, didn’t have many labels that made shirts, and scene loyalties were mostly to bands. For a label—a company—to advertise itself, its logo had to be hidden beneath a much louder message.

But while a message might be just that to its community, it’s an aesthetic everywhere else. And the tees with that message are less anthropological items than they are just clothes—divorced from their origins, reappropriated, and cast in a new light.

This vintage Nemesis Records "End Racism" tee, in excellent condition, is just as important and cool as it was when it first came out. Fits like a small but please refer to our measurements for exact sizing. 

Dimensions: 18" Wide by 26" Long 

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