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Model in the black CHOOSE HxC tee and a Turnstile cap, holding a Palestinian flag, on the National Mall lawn with the Washington Monument behind

T-Shirt

CHOOSE HxC | Peace, Love, Hardcore Tee

SizeXS

ColorBlack

$29.99

$29.99

Choose peace. Choose love. Choose hardcore.

THE RECEIPTS

August 7, 1993. Fugazi play a free show at the Sylvan Theater, on the grounds of the Washington Monument, for the 30th anniversary of the March on Washington. About 5,000 people turn up.

October 24, 2026. Turnstile, out of Baltimore, end their tour with a free benefit show in front of the Washington Monument. Organizers put the crowd at 60,000. The donations go to humanitarian relief in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon.

Same monument. 33 years apart. Both free. Both for something.

THE X

Clubs marked an X on the hands of kids too young to be served. Straight edge, born in DC with Minor Threat's 1981 song, took the mark and kept it. HxC is the scene's shorthand for hardcore. The X on this shirt is drawn like the marker at the door.

THE SHIRT

  • Front: CHOOSE PEACE / CHOOSE LOVE <3 / CHOOSE HxC, peace sign and all, in a photocopy-flyer finish. The X is Wake Orange.
  • Back: 08·07·93 / 10·24·26 · WASHINGTON MONUMENT
  • Bella+Canvas 3001, 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz/yd².
  • Printed to order.

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Product information & care

Care

  • Wash cold, inside out
  • Tumble dry low or hang to dry
  • Do not bleach
  • Iron on reverse if needed

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Returns

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