Regarding The Upcoming, Inevitable And Hopefully Not Bloody Leehe Fai Revolution
It has come to our attention that Rittenhouse Square ladies’ clothing store Leehe Fai has announced its plans for political insurrection. And while we here at Philebrity applaud just about all non-violent agitprop political actions — especially in these intellectually and politically lazy times — we find that Leehe Fai’s platform may raise more questions than it answers. As for the “stop bitching” part, well, suffice it to say that we’re on board with that one. It’s the “… and start a revolution” part that concerns us; it’s far too vague. For years now, we here at Philebrity have posited the idea that, indeed, America has come so far from its original philosophical beliefs as outlined in the Constitution that Philadelphia feels like it’s not even a part of the United States of America anymore. And we have been looking for fellow comrades with whom we might one day secede this very doomed (but once very promising) Union. But we have a sneaking suspicion that The Revolution as proposed by Leehe Fai may not be the free-love-dopesmoking-socialism we’ve been desiring for such a very long time now. In fact, we looked at their website and were puzzled by the slogan that appears on each of its pages: “Clothing + Accesories = Attitude.” While we agree that well-chosen garments can often visually symbolize political insurrection (we’re thinking Che Guevara’s beard and beret, terror scarves, et al.), it must also be noted that visual presentation is merely one element of the Revolution that we seek. We await literature from Leehe Fai that outlines their exact proposals on how best to, once and for all, smash this cursed, damned state. Until then, we remain in solidarity with you, the loyal readers of Philebrity.com. Keep fighting the good fight.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
While it’s pretty to think a Rittenhouse boutique window designer accidentally walked into Wooden Shoe book’s new South Street location despite the “not a shoe store” sign and walked out enlightened, I think the closest radical sympathies you’ll find in the Square basically amounts to tea-baggery; and we can all agree that post-Ron Paul Birther Death Panel America could use a little wardrobe advice, right? This window is a calculated, shrewd maneuver.
In short, when’s Palin coming to the Barnes and Noble?
November 19th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Give me a fucking break.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
These ain’t radical sympathies. A couple of years ago i walked thru Rittenhouse Park and some hippier-than-thou folks stopped me (fellow traveler after all). Their jive sounded to me like lefty richkid choir preaching – vague, on-the-nose, a little lame. Harmless. But they had long hair and smokes so I stopped awhile. They had an artist coop/commune thing going on in NC or WV, down there somewhere.
They also had a whole box of t-shirts – word-for-word: “Stop Bitching! Start a Revolution!” 10 bucks.
They couldn’t really get it together on what revolution they were starting, or where, or why – so I traded some marxy farxy with them a little and took off. They were nice kids but the t-shirts were shitty.
So, the “stop bitchin/start a rev” line is not only lame, its a ripoff.