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| Bandanas (Photo by Steven Depolo) |
It used to be that basic black was the color of funeral garb.
Either that, or basic brown, beige or gray…
These days, custom-made RIP shirts, jackets and bandanas are all the rage. Mary Wisniewski of Reuters
reports that younger people are especially “proud to display their grief and that they love and miss somebody.”
This striking clothing often includes slogans such as “Long Live the King” and “Rest In Peace.” It
often bears “the deceased’s photo, his birth and death dates,” poems, rhinestones, and other adornments.
Mourners not only wear these articles to the funeral itself, but also on other special occasions such as the deceased one’s birthday. For kids coping with gun violence and murder, these expressions of grief can go a long way toward healing.
One such RIP slogan reads:
If it ain’t no hope for the youth,
it ain’t no hope for the future.
Resources
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/magazine/more-young-mourners-showing-love-remembrance-with-rip-shirts/ar-BB9LTQA
Copyright October 2014 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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