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T恤衫,时代浪尖弄潮儿 　　A political banner 　　 　　Che’s face, advertisements for ballpoint pens or 1)Heineken beer, as an advertising medium, the T-shirt has recruited 2)proselytizers for 3)all manner of 4)causes, including the most sinister. This inexpensive white cotton surface, so easy to decorate oneself, is a blank page offered to freedom of expression. 　　In 1960, candidates for the presidential election in the United States were the first to use the white T-shirt as a campaign medium. Every possible kind of movement has made use of this blank―from the most community-minded causes to the most individualistic. Its fundamental simplicity makes it the perfect personal, portable 5)sandwich board capable of 6)getting across its “message of the day”. The world over―whether involved in protecting the environment, human rights, saving the whales, 7)you name it―T-shirts are an excellent means of identifying 8)kindred spirits. And, in the universal language of imagery, it bypasses language barriers to identify political struggles and polarities, that nowadays so quickly become global. 　　The American “Wanted: bin Laden” T-shirt is instantly countered by the Afghan Taliban’s T-shirt emblazoned with the face of Al Qaeda’s leader, triggering a silent dialogue through the intermediary of television. Thanks to the 9)ingeniousness and boldness, not to say 10)chutzpah of the person wearing it, the T-shirt weaves its way in front of camera lenses and delivers its message to millions of TV viewers without paying a cent. 　　 　　Harbinger of a new world 　　 　　In the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War combined to make the American dream falter. The 11)NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) demonstrated, waving American flags and wearing T-shirts bearing the 12)acronym of the organization set up to defend the civil rights of African-American minority. 　　Whether proclaiming “Property of Utah Athletic Department” or “Harvard”, the institutional T