Do you ever get flak for TMNT swaag?

Voidoid · 09-09-2010, 08:14 PM

I don't know if it's just me but whenever I wear a TMNT shirt or hoodie I get s#!t for it. Every now and then someone think it's "cool" and goes on like "d00d I loved that show when I was a kiiid, shredder the rat was awsum and the orange one...leonardo? was my favorite!" But when someone who wears the hot topic merch is considered "cool" and they don't even really like them, I don't get it. I guess it's not cool to really like them, but cool to not like them and wear the stuff? I dunno..../rant.

*Donnie* · 09-09-2010, 08:18 PM

I totally know what you mean. I get comments all the time when I wear my TMNT shirts...mostly positive, but the comments are always "surface" comments --- I can tell they liked the show as a kid, but they don't *really* know the TMNT...most of the people I meet that "like" TMNT are not still into them and treat them as a childhood fad. Whereas somebody like me (and I'm sure like you) is into the comics, movies, merch, etc. still to this day. It's not just a fad to us, because we see deeper into the Turtles.

TMNT isn't just a "kids" thing, although I fear because of the original cartoon it is seen that way by the masses. Shame!

Voidoid · 09-09-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by leonardorebirth

I totally know what you mean. I get comments all the time when I wear my TMNT shirts...mostly positive, but the comments are always "surface" comments --- I can tell they liked the show as a kid, but they don't *really* know the TMNT...most of the people I meet that "like" TMNT are not still into them and treat them as a childhood fad. Whereas somebody like me (and I'm sure like you) is into the comics, movies, merch, etc. still to this day. It's not just a fad to us, because we see deeper into the Turtles.

TMNT isn't just a "kids" thing, although I fear because of the original cartoon it is seen that way by the masses. Shame!

Yeah, you hit the nail on the head. I guess most people just pass it off as a kids thing but I don't understand the snickering though. I see people wearing spongebob and other so called "kiddie" show shirts and they don't get **** for it. Ah well the world may never know..sorry about my rant...it's just....frustrating...

**Venom** · 09-09-2010, 08:29 PM

I can honestly say I've never been given any crap at all regarding my Turtle shirts, and I wear them pretty often when I'm not at work. I'll get the occasional "Hey cool shirt!" compliment!

In fact, I wear several character shirts, for instance I have a couple Perry the Platypus/Agent P (from Phineas & Ferb) tees and I don't get any weird looks at all.

*Samhain* · 09-09-2010, 08:33 PM

I have never gotten any negative comments from anyone. Alot of people usually say ''I love your shirt!''

ooglafina · 09-09-2010, 10:03 PM

Yeah, I usually get, "I like your shirt" comments. It's probably because I'm a pretty girl.

METALHEAD · 09-09-2010, 10:32 PM

"hey wow, cool shirt ninja turtles are awsome'' was said by the chick who worked at the threater.

i dont mind it.

*shuriken* · 09-09-2010, 11:15 PM

Some people give me crap for it. For the most part I don't get crap for it. Some people are just a holes that think ur an idiot for wearing comic and cartoon characters on ur shirt.

*Coola Yagami* · 09-10-2010, 02:31 PM

Maybe Hot Topic should also release more kick-ass Mirage style TMNT shirts instead of just the cuddly 80's Turtles. I mean having a shirt with Leo in an epic pose, gritting his teeth and his swords at the ready is much more awesome than cute smiling Turtles with a bad turtle pun.

ooglafina · 09-10-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Maybe Hot Topic should also release more kick-ass Mirage style TMNT shirts instead of just the cuddly 80's Turtles. I mean having a shirt with Leo in an epic pose, gritting his teeth and his swords at the ready is much more awesome than cute smiling Turtles with a bad turtle pun.

That would be totally awesome. Cowabunga.

Voidoid · 09-10-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Maybe Hot Topic should also release more kick-ass Mirage style TMNT shirts instead of just the cuddly 80's Turtles. I mean having a shirt with Leo in an epic pose, gritting his teeth and his swords at the ready is much more awesome than cute smiling Turtles with a bad turtle pun.

That would totally be more awesome!

Berserker · 09-10-2010, 09:07 PM

Serious Mirage style merch would probably be seen as weird or ironic for most people, considering the majority don't realize that TMNT had a less goofy beginning and instead associate the Turtles with the 80s cartoon.
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*shuriken* · 09-12-2010, 01:09 AM

That kinda reminds me of a TMNT shirt that has the cover of the fourth Mirage issue on it (the one used for the first NES game) which was totally badass that I saw years ago but I didn't buy it cuz it was too big. I wish I would have baught it for myself to wear now that it would fit.

Fugitoid Jones · 09-12-2010, 08:20 PM

I don't get too much flak for my TMNT shirts, mostly compliments. I just wish they would attract chicks. Most girls around where I live don't see the TMNT as a "turn-on".

ooglafina · 09-12-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Fugitoid Jones

I don't get too much flak for my TMNT shirts, mostly compliments. I just wish they would attract chicks. Most girls around where I live don't see the TMNT as a "turn-on".

You must live in a desolate place, devoid of taste. I'm a chick. I'd be turned on.

Voidoid · 09-12-2010, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ooglafina

You must live in a desolate place, devoid of taste. I'm a chick. I'd be turned on.

You, my lady, are a needle in a haystack.

Fugitoid Jones · 09-12-2010, 08:49 PM

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Pizza_Face Quote:
Originally Posted by ooglafina
You must live in a desolate place, devoid of taste. I'm a chick. I'd be turned on.

You, my lady, are a needle in a haystack.

Yeah, I need more ooglafina near VT.

soliloquy · 09-15-2010, 08:12 PM

I haven't had any flak yet! I actually enjoy just about any comment I get about my TMNT stuff, and having random conversations with people about Ninja Turtles is always welcome in my book.

My desk at work is even decorated with a lot of TMNT action figures, pins, drawings, etc. Not to mention I think it's awesome to be known as the "turtle girl".

*BubblyShell22* · 09-16-2010, 07:20 AM

I haven't gotten any flack for my shirts yet. Most of the time people don't even notice it. But I remember there was a time my BF and I went to the fair and he was wearing a TMNT shirt. This lady who was giving out hand sanitizer noticed it and commented on it. We told her we were Turtles fans, and she said she liked the show, too, so we got into a brief conversation about it. It was pretty cool.

And my mom saw a kid with a TMNT shirt at school the other day and commented on it. Then she told me about it 'cause she knows I'm a huge Turtles fan.

*Koi* · 09-16-2010, 03:33 PM

Dude why would people get flack? It is becoming once again a fad, so most people today like TMNT.

09-09-2010, 08:14 PM	#1
Voidoid Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 625	Do you ever get flak for TMNT swaag? I don't know if it's just me but whenever I wear a TMNT shirt or hoodie I get s#!t for it. Every now and then someone think it's "cool" and goes on like "d00d I loved that show when I was a kiiid, shredder the rat was awsum and the orange one...leonardo? was my favorite!" But when someone who wears the hot topic merch is considered "cool" and they don't even really like them, I don't get it. I guess it's not cool to really like them, but cool to not like them and wear the stuff? I dunno..../rant.

09-09-2010, 08:29 PM	#4
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,637	I can honestly say I've never been given any crap at all regarding my Turtle shirts, and I wear them pretty often when I'm not at work. I'll get the occasional "Hey cool shirt!" compliment! In fact, I wear several character shirts, for instance I have a couple Perry the Platypus/Agent P (from Phineas & Ferb) tees and I don't get any weird looks at all. __________________

09-09-2010, 10:03 PM	#6
ooglafina Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: St. Olaf, Minnesota Posts: 413	Yeah, I usually get, "I like your shirt" comments. It's probably because I'm a pretty girl. __________________ "You look sharper than a page of Oscar Wilde's witticisms that have been rolled to a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye" - Ace Rimmer http://www.fanfiction.net/~connienervegas http://pizzas-scrolls.be/viewuser.php?uid=76 http://www.5wwwww5.com/forum/viewfor...tealthystories

09-09-2010, 10:32 PM	#7
METALHEAD Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san benito texas Posts: 734	"hey wow, cool shirt ninja turtles are awsome'' was said by the chick who worked at the threater. i dont mind it. __________________ i ship it.

09-09-2010, 11:15 PM	#8
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Some people give me crap for it. For the most part I don't get crap for it. Some people are just a holes that think ur an idiot for wearing comic and cartoon characters on ur shirt. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

09-09-2010, 08:18 PM	#2
Donnie Something from the Past Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,256	I totally know what you mean. I get comments all the time when I wear my TMNT shirts...mostly positive, but the comments are always "surface" comments --- I can tell they liked the show as a kid, but they don't really know the TMNT...most of the people I meet that "like" TMNT are not still into them and treat them as a childhood fad. Whereas somebody like me (and I'm sure like you) is into the comics, movies, merch, etc. still to this day. It's not just a fad to us, because we see deeper into the Turtles. TMNT isn't just a "kids" thing, although I fear because of the original cartoon it is seen that way by the masses. Shame!

09-09-2010, 08:33 PM	#5
Samhain Dare To Be Stupid! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1313 Mockingbird Lane Posts: 4,752	I have never gotten any negative comments from anyone. Alot of people usually say ''I love your shirt!''

09-10-2010, 02:31 PM	#9
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,691	Maybe Hot Topic should also release more kick-ass Mirage style TMNT shirts instead of just the cuddly 80's Turtles. I mean having a shirt with Leo in an epic pose, gritting his teeth and his swords at the ready is much more awesome than cute smiling Turtles with a bad turtle pun. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

09-10-2010, 09:07 PM	#12
Berserker Thug Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 92	Serious Mirage style merch would probably be seen as weird or ironic for most people, considering the majority don't realize that TMNT had a less goofy beginning and instead associate the Turtles with the 80s cartoon. ________ VAPORITE SOLO Last edited by Berserker; 02-20-2011 at 10:44 PM.

09-12-2010, 01:09 AM	#13
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	That kinda reminds me of a TMNT shirt that has the cover of the fourth Mirage issue on it (the one used for the first NES game) which was totally badass that I saw years ago but I didn't buy it cuz it was too big. I wish I would have baught it for myself to wear now that it would fit. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

09-12-2010, 08:20 PM	#14
Fugitoid Jones Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: D'hoonib, VT Posts: 886	I don't get too much flak for my TMNT shirts, mostly compliments. I just wish they would attract chicks. Most girls around where I live don't see the TMNT as a "turn-on". __________________ "You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself." -Dr. Zaius

09-15-2010, 08:12 PM	#18
soliloquy Thug Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 68	I haven't had any flak yet! I actually enjoy just about any comment I get about my TMNT stuff, and having random conversations with people about Ninja Turtles is always welcome in my book. My desk at work is even decorated with a lot of TMNT action figures, pins, drawings, etc. Not to mention I think it's awesome to be known as the "turtle girl". __________________ My LiveJournal & My Facebook

09-16-2010, 07:20 AM	#19
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I haven't gotten any flack for my shirts yet. Most of the time people don't even notice it. But I remember there was a time my BF and I went to the fair and he was wearing a TMNT shirt. This lady who was giving out hand sanitizer noticed it and commented on it. We told her we were Turtles fans, and she said she liked the show, too, so we got into a brief conversation about it. It was pretty cool. And my mom saw a kid with a TMNT shirt at school the other day and commented on it. Then she told me about it 'cause she knows I'm a huge Turtles fan. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

09-16-2010, 03:33 PM	#20
Koi Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,787	Dude why would people get flack? It is becoming once again a fad, so most people today like TMNT.