Ecological Cannibalism: 'Save A Dog, Eat A Chinese'

Spreadshirt.com allows users to design their own shirts -- even ecological ones, apparently.
By Carla Herreria

For some weird reason, ironic graphic T-shirts are a persistent part of fashion.

Sometimes they’re adorable (here’s a pickle with a smiley face). 

Other times they’re confusing (”I’m busy rn.” Really?). 

Such is the case with two T-shirt designs recently pulled from Spreadshirt.com, a website that lets users design and sell their own T-shirts.

Two smart Spreadshirt users identified as Quentin1984 and Monigote thought it would be a good idea to create shirts with catchphrases that are not very funny to Chinese, according to Yomfyomf.com, a website that explores issues and controversies surrounding Sino-American communities.
“Save a dog, eat a Chinese,” read one shirt. 

“Save a shark, eat a Chinese,” read the other.
The shirts were for sale on Spreashirt’s website as early as last week. 

Although Spreadshirt employees don’t design T-shirts for sale on the site (users and customers do), some Chinese were disappointed with the company for allowing the shirts to be sold.

Radical solution: eating a Chinese for animal protection

Dog meat is daily consumed in China. 

But according to a 2016 Humane Society International poll, 62 percent of people in China think that eating dog damages the country’s reputation, 52 percent want to ban China’s dog meat trade.
Attitudes in China toward the consumption of shark appear headed in a similar direction. 

Spreadshirt representatives didn’t immediately answer a request for comment.