DOA - Ed Hardy Merchandise

This has got to stop. Ed Hardy sh*t is everywhere and it is f*****g ugly. The only reason why people "like" it is because some asshole from another Trendy clothing line, Von Dutch, decided to slap Ed Hardy's Tattoos on every Got Damn piece of cheap clothing and bullsh*t merchandise he could find. Then paraded it in some gay fashion show and paid celebrities to wear it, which made the average consumer think that it was cool.

Some of Ed Hardy's stuff is Cool as Tattoos, which most of it was originally intended to be, but just because it looks cool as a tattoo, doesn't mean that it will look cool on pink bed sheets.

There was a time when Tattoo's were representative of the American Badass...whether they were Bikers, Gangsta Rappers, War Veterans, Fighters, or Foreign Criminals, people with tattoos were people who stood for something, had been through something real, or would most likely be able to kick your ass with little effort.* Basically, whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, people with tattoos were people that you probably didn't want to f*ck with.

*Note: This description does not apply to overpaid NBA Players, Post 90's Rappers, Drunk College Students, or Angry "Goth" Chicks.



But this current Ed Hardy trend is very anti-tattoo and disrespects all of the badass-icity that tattoos once represented by turning them into a mass produced, watered down pile of crap available at any local Macy's, Wal-Mart, or Gas Station Convenience store.

Mass production, Mass MArketing and the commercialization of former Badass American icons such as Badass Tattoo's is contributing to the Destruction of America.