Mishka Bootleg Black Bart Tee

by Staff, January 15, 2009

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New York based streetwear label Mishka joins the slew of other brands in releasing Obama inauguration day products.

January 20th is an important day because it marks a pretty epic change in the course of American politics. Not to get all politically-heavy with you guys, but “change” is a comin’. This very change – which is rolling in waves – has affected us here at Mishka too. To the point where we’ve succumbed to peer pressure and finally caved into the Obama train. But being the jaded, peanut gallery we are, regardless of change, politics is politics. A famous presidential candidate once said “You can put lipstick on a pig, but its still a pig.”

So to celebrate this monumental/business-as-usual day, Mishka has decided to release an Obama tee in the only way it makes sense to us – Bootleg Black Bart style. Influenced by Young Jeezy’s “Black President” and fueled by our resentment for the run-of-the-mill Obama shirts sold everywhere, Mishka’s Bootleg Black Bart tee embodies exactly what Mishka fans expect of the brand and expect of a Mishka/Obama shirt.

Shirts will be on sale exclusively on the Mishka website on Friday, January 16th

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31 Responses

  1. Posted by: The Dude on January 20, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    The Bart Ts were the o.g. bebe look. There was a Bartman for anything and everything. If you don’t know now you know NI66A!

  2. Posted by: hasan ingraham on January 20, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    i think the shirt is creative if u grew up in the 90s….because u know about black bart from the hoods…people who think that the shirt is racist are people who HAVE ZERO CLUE and understand what the meaning of the shirt and black bart is…

  3. Posted by: Mr. Magic on January 17, 2009 at 1:45 am

    I’m on the fence with this one…A lot of pros…and a lot of cons as well.

  4. Posted by: Tristan on January 17, 2009 at 1:28 am

    Man the whole bart part just doesn’t sit right. If Bart and the kwanza colors weren’t included I’d proobably cop but like the black bart makes me just say WHY?

  5. Posted by: SUPERSTARHU$TLER on January 16, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    Good point virt; I believe that is what they a alluding to. Especially with all that fuss that was made over his fist bump and The New Yorker’s ridiculous cover.

  6. Posted by: virt.ink on January 16, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    Racist…NO
    Throwback…YES

    My problem with the tee is that by Obama fist bumping Jezzy, who endorses the dope game and most other negative aspects of the hood, an implication could be made that Obama endorses the same thing. Unless thats the satirical point.

  7. Posted by: L.A. Ruano on January 15, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    Yo Superstar.

    Thanks for sharing the info man.

    Peace!

  8. Posted by: Pa's Finest on January 15, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    I remember those Black Bart Tees when i was in like 2nd grade I always wanted one. You had to be from dat hood to have one of those cause they only sole them in the hood.

  9. Posted by: SUPERSTARHU$TER on January 15, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    Nappyheadjenkins they are just not up on it.

  10. Posted by: SUPERSTARHU$TER on January 15, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    http://thelifestyle.info/blog/2006/03/26/bootleg-black-bart-simpson/

    Get schooled.

  11. Posted by: MIkhail on January 15, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    I just want to clear up that while yes I am white, Greg is not. I also grew up and have lived in Brooklyn for my entire life. If you want to call Brooklyn the suburbs… well OK, more power to you.

  12. Posted by: Embark on January 15, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    I’m with JonnyDrama. I actually clicked the link thinking that it was a dope Idea. When I actually looked at the shirt and saw ABSOLUTELY NO thought or ingenuity or cleverness, it kinda offended me.

  13. Posted by: Nappyheadjenkins on January 15, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    do people not know the history of the black Bart Simpson

    i thought this was a street wear site

  14. Posted by: jonnyDrama on January 15, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    i think its racist. especially knowing that miska is 2 white dudes from the suburbs.

  15. Posted by: Logikal Accord on January 15, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    HAFUCKINGHA @ you bitches getting all uptight. This shit is such a throwback to the 90’s, it’s fucking great. To those shouting racist, get the fuck outta here. This shit’s pure comedy and works perfectly.

    Y’all that don’t know, continue to fall back.

  16. Posted by: jamesGriffity on January 15, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    wow this is great. I am gonna buy 20 for resale… I just know this will be successfull and popular..

    Props guys at Mishka.. This is better than when Cisco Adler wore a Mishka flannel to a lakers game x 20

  17. Posted by: guys.. on January 15, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    guys… c’mon. its a tshirt.
    no need to get your panties in a twist

  18. Posted by: Alias818 on January 15, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    cool

  19. Posted by: Eddie on January 15, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    That’s uh the point

  20. Posted by: P1N0Y*G0T*S0L3 23 on January 15, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    my president is black
    my lanbo’s blu
    and id be god damned if my rims aint to

  21. Posted by: Run Baby Run on January 15, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Big Tee

  22. Posted by: reed on January 15, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    Mishka always puttin out hot shit. Top tier shit.

  23. Posted by: Ryan Hutch on January 15, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    THIS IS RACIST!!!

  24. Posted by: Hmmmmm on January 15, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Bollocks.

    This is a doodle that Imagine a white homeboy would have done and found funny. They probably didn’t do it to be rascist. That Loki/second brand from London used to do this type of shitty subject matters. These brands normally a love of black culture as far as Wu Tang and A tripe called quest goes but have a lack of understanding of black people.
    – white jokes black peeps dont find funny.

    Black Bart Jeezy and Obama? Rght? errrrm but why? Was this T a left over from The McCain Team?

    Poor children

    I’ll choose a run of the Mill Obama T instead think or atleast one with no insults to my intelligence.

  25. Posted by: dri on January 15, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    can’t believe people are going to actually buy this.

  26. Posted by: ZPRM on January 15, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    If you really grew up in the 90s, you’d understand this t-shirt.

  27. Posted by: Gray I.C.E on January 15, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    My neezy im coppn 4sheezy. How iLL! Jeezy, Bart and Obeezy in front of the Blue Lambogeezy. I have my masters degree 2.lmao!

  28. Posted by: DeMark on January 15, 2009 at 11:50 am

    There’s something wrong about this shirt. The Kwanza colors, maybe? It may be that Bart look like Chris Rock in New Jack City.

  29. Posted by: UZI Z on January 15, 2009 at 11:46 am

    THANK YOU!

  30. Posted by: cinderblock on January 15, 2009 at 10:52 am

    great tee….lol

  31. Posted by: SNOW BEACH on January 15, 2009 at 10:04 am

    Borderline racist,borderline clever nostalgic..the Play Cloths one is the best of the inaugural tees thus far..