Further to the ongoing kerchief brouhaha concerning the post on the Repeal The Eighth silk scarf by Poland-born, Ireland-reared street artist Berriblue, (above) who now lives in Porto, Portugal with with her husband Wilim.
Wilim (with handlebar, top) has engaged in hand to hand combat in our comments arena over the past two days.
As a mark of respect, We have purchased ONE controversial scarf to give away.
Normally these will set you back 50 ‘large’ with half the profits going to the Abortion Rights Campaign.
But you can have it for nothing.
Sez Wilim
The scarf is printed on 100% habotai silk, with hand rolled hems. It measures 60cm x 60cm. The most interesting feature is that there are three different slogans – ‘Repeal the 8th,’ ‘My Body, My Choice,’ and ‘Her Body, Her Choice,’ for men. Since scarves are such a versatile accessory, you can tie it in a load of different ways, displaying different slogans.This instagram clip shows off the different slogans.
To enter, please complete this rhyme:
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
___________________________’
Lines MUST close at 4.45pm MIDNIGHT stay open all weekend.
Previously: Bandana The Eighth
Thanks Wilim
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
However I wear it,
It’s my choice to do.’
*applauds*
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Your scarf would be so handy,
To wipe sh!te from a shoe.
*applauds*
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
What she does with her body
Has nothing to do with you.
Congratulations to Ultan
All of the non trolling entries were really good. It was genuinely hard to pick. We ended up being picky with grammar and metre. In the end we picked this because of the nice rhythmic triplet on ‘nothing to.’ Certainly employed as a technique to add emphasis to a wonderful, simply articulated point.
Thanks to everyone else who entered, and Merry Christmas!
Do yis do them in a burqa?
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Abortions for all,
not just a select few.
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Bodily autonomy for all,
Mini Jesus’s for a few’
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Poor little babies,
The pro-aborts hate you.’
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
People who say “pro-aborts” are ahole$,
And that includes you.
i may be an a$$h*le but I’m still right with better rythmes
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue
So called “Prolifers” are nasty hypocrites who don’t give a damn about “little babies” once they’re born
Read this story, won’t you?
http://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-conditions-3137432-Dec2016/
Why only half the profits?
Seems like Repeal the 8th is becoming quite the little promotions tool for craft businesses.
If the scarf is for charity, then all the profits should go to the charity, otherwise it’s profiteering from a cause. Is Willmm confusing costs with profits?
1/2…. tsk, tsk..
Hi Daddy,
The reason that we’re donating half of the profits instead of everything is that we’re simply unable to give any more than that. We’ve just set up a new business with a small loan and some scraps of savings and are working hard to make it a success.
People are often extremely concerned with the potential for personal gain made from charitable causes. In some cases that’s justified but in others it’s extremely detrimental and misses the point. In our case we’re simply doing what we can. We can’t put the time and money into something that’s 100% for charity and even if we just made a personal donation it would be very small in comparison to what we can generate through enterprise.
Dan Pallotta articulates the point better than I could in this lecture, have a look – https://goo.gl/oBe6pb
On the topic of abortion rights there are comparatively few people left on the fence, so declarations for one side or the other are important here as they show solidarity and alleviate stigma surrounding the issue. Repeal merch gives people a wearable declaration, and I hope that everyone who gets a scarf wears it with pride!
I hope that answers your question.
Lots of love,
Wilim
I shouldn’t have to read abortion advice
On the door of a loo.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Wear this scarf around your neck
Or round your Willie too*
*See manufacturers instructions for best folding technique
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
My body,
My Rules
your baby
When she chooses to.
baby has no choice.
Women have no choice either.
They should.
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
I had a Penny Farthing
way before you.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
I drank craft beer, ate artisanal quinoa
way before you.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
I stiffen the ends of my mustache,
with a wad of my own man goo.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue…
Superb :)
Why thank you. I have some illustrated letterpress prints of the above for sale at some sham carboot sale masquerading as a craft fair in some damp, abandoned Smithfield poohole.. sorry art space. I’ll keep you one.
Take my money!
Nice to see Jamsie in good humour
In”t’it
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Women’s basic rights,
Are long overdue.
“Normally these will set you back 50 large…
: o
Sorry Rob_G,
Silk ain’t cheap yo!
Most of our scarves go for between €40 and €50. We put this one at the higher end as there’s a limited number available. At the moment there’s 7 left. We’ll possibly get some more made in the new year.
Abortion on Demand Now! is a better slogan. That’s what progressives want, that’s what all rational people want.
My scarfs a little red
My scarfs a little blue
Make sure to wear this scarf
So people know to avoid you
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Letting a woman decide,
Is the right thing to do
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
That dude was very lucky,
To marry Berriblue’
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
50 quid each?
go on i’ll take two
This sums up everything that is repugnant with pro choice activists.
You’re not very good at this, are you?
He has a point… keeping profits, even half, not good.
What exactly are they raising money for anyway? People know where they stand on the abortioon issue. Nobody is going to see a Repeal sweater and wonder what is that all about.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue
I’d prefer bodily autonomy,
But today, a scarf will do.
my scarf is a little red, my scarf is a little blue, an extracted foetus is both those colours too
Watching foetus fetish snuff videos again? You so called prolife lot have some seriously fupped up kinks.
Prolife people would prefer that a foetus remain alive, intact and within its mother’s womb until if was due to be born.
You’re the fupped up one.
My scarf is a little red
My scarf is a little blue
When I think of 10 years ago
I think of you
I think of the child
I used to be,
My hand forced
By pregnancy
I think of the child
Who could not be,
A decision to go
Across the sea
My scarf is a little red
My scarf is a little blue
And I swear
Every day
I think of you
<3
My scarf is a little red
My scarf is a little blue
I wear it with pride and look fab when I do
I’m not a woman, but if I was I’d love to have a strong-minded man to tell me what to do with my body.
-Preferably a farmer, or maybe a jumped-up Primary-school teacher with ideas beyond his station and / or capabilities. So long as they had a nice suit on them and went to Mass every Sunday, sure isn’t that what really matters?
Is that nonsense supposed to be deep & profound?
Yes.
…continue…
My scarf is a little red
My scarf is a little blue
I have a rhyming disability
So I’d probably be aborted in England.
We’d be so lucky
Divil’ya
How many foetuses with rhyming abilities in utero have you come across newsjustin? Fetal rhyming disability is right up there with other stupid pronouncements like abortions give you cancer and make you a child abuser. I expect the antis on twitter will have sock puppet accounts like @RhymingUnbornBabies4life and @PrenatalPoetsagainst8th reposting your drivel as fact before long.
My scarf is a little red
My scarf is a little blue
And all the words upon it
Are absolutely true.
I think Mild red is one of the few people on this thread who by rights should not be ashamed.
Mildred. Sorry.
Ah now
Lads
That moustache
Is that me Christmas bonus?
You see?
I See
We all see
‘Ara, I’ll let someone else see you right
No
I haven’t had a drink
Yet
PornoGob got hit with a delete
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
We’d have a better country,
If they introduced this in 1842 .
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
She’s a decent oul’ skin
That young wan Berriblue.
My scarf is a lotta Red (with a bitta white)
And deffo not blue ( note that)
That tash is a fierce dandy yoke altogether
Immaculate, Prissy and Groomed like a Crufts next runner up
So Definitely not a Yellowbelly
I wonder was it Made in China too
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Wilims so classy
And Berriblue too!
Pass
Does the slogan “My Body, My Choice” equate to abortion on demand?
Abortions are either spontaneous (ie miscarriage), or on demand (pill/procedure). My body, my choice is exactly what it says it is. I choose whether to be pregnant or not and when pregnant, I choose how to deal with the pregnancy, whether it’s a birth plan, an abortion etc. It’s a lot of things.
Berryenablers
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Women are not livestock to be bred
Or dictated to what we can or can’t do.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
You can’t judge a woman’s situation,
unless you been in her shoes.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Rape, assault and life threatening defects,
If only you knew.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Women don’t have bodily autonomy,
Yet men are allowed to screw.
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
You don’t HAVE to have an abortion,
BUT you can allow other women to have the choice to!
I like this one the best.
If it was me I’d change the third verse to
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
Women should have bodily autonomy,
You only have to think to know that that’s true.
– But that’s just me.
And this is the vote of the sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq jury.
My scarf is a little Red
My scarf is a little blue
I want body autonomy
Not be dictated to !
‘My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
But who cares for homemade stuff,
Only Gucci will do.’
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
It’s a personal choice,
No matter what others say or do
My scarf is a little red,
My scarf is a little blue,
My ovaries are mine,
and nothing to do with you