No one usually makes a statue or monument for the purpose of vilifying. The Venus de Milo is commonly accepted to be an ode to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Located in Paris, within the Louvre Museum, countless admirers from all over the world have come out to see it in person. When you walk into the United Center Arena and see “The Spirit” or as most people recognize it, The Michael Jordan statue, you don’t think “yeah, they fucking hated that guy.” It’s meant to glorify. Statues and Monuments of all sorts are our way of idolizing a figure or moment as bigger than life. To preserve it’s memory throughout history.

In a time where NASCAR is taking steps to ban the confederate flag, the Washington Redskins football organization is facing pressure to change the teams name, Quaker changing Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s image and names over Racial Stereotypes – I couldn’t force a tear out for the likes of  Robert E. Lee, Robert Milligan, John Sutter, Charles Linn, Christopher Columbus or any other statue being taken down willingly or forcibly. Takes all of 5 minutes to Google where they stood if you fell asleep in history class.

If you fall under the same category as those guys, your statue is probably next. So in the words of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, protect ya fuckin’ neck.

DAY 3
BOATS, Protect Ya Neck
Purchase: https://www.toysldrs.com/product/boats-protect-ya-neck/

The more COVID-19 cases spike, endangering YOU and your loved ones, the more they open up outside and tell you it’s ok. Fuck your health and safety. However, the minute you take to the streets and set fire to big businesses because you’re tired of your cries for equality and justice going unheard (with video evidence), they give you a curfew and tell you to stay inside. There’s clothing racks, home decor and dept store aisles they hold in higher regard than your very existence. Fuck those clothes. And yes, I’m very aware this is a clothing brand blog. I said what I said.

DAY 2
BOATS, No Peace!
Purchase: https://toysldrs.com/product/boats-no-peace/

The entire world has been a clusterfuck of bad decisions & bad news. So much so, it feels as if there’s almost something new happening everyday and I’m no less immune to any of it than you are. So while production around the site has slowed down in the midst of COVID-19, Police Brutality, Protests, Economic Failures, Aliens, Parallel Earths, and countless deaths – I never really stopped working. With that said, I wanted to share a small collection of art pieces I put together for my own sanity in the middle of the world crumbling. Whether you purchase something or not, I hope it resonates with you.

Much like how the news has been consistently dropping less than thrilling reports daily or every other day, each piece from the B O A T S collection will be released separately daily/every other day. With that said:

DAY 1
BOATS, Self Titled.
Purchase: https://toysldrs.com/boats-based-on-a-true-story/