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'Voting is for Old People' T-Shirt Draws Heavy Publicity -- and Criticism.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February, 2004

By Monty Phan, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 27--Voting is for old people. Get it?

Apparently, not everyone does, according to the designer of the T-shirt emblazoned with that motto, which has rankled those involved with getting young people to vote. What was meant as an ironic comment on voter apathy among young people has been criticized as cynical and detrimental to the efforts to get young people involved in the political process.

The vintage-style T-shirt, which resembles a jersey and has "Voting is for Old People" in disco-era letters on the front, was created by John Foster-Keddie, 25, a Yale graduate who runs VintageVantage.com clothing Web site in San Diego with his wife. The shirt is the...

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