DEI Tshirt Diversity Equity Inclusion White Text on Black Protest Tee

DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) related words have been flagged and replaced or entirely banned across federal agencies and departments as a result of a March 2025 executive order targeting DEI initiatives as a “divisive and corrosive ideology.”

According to this administration, this crackdown on DEI and the renaming actions of departments, military bases and geographical features are in the name of promoting “more positive views of American history.”

It has affected public facing documents, internal policies and hiring practices, foreign aid, cultural research, emergency shelters, education and health programs - resulting in words like depopulation trending and name changes such as that of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

• WORDS ./?/! is a collection of text-based graphics for apparel trying to make sense of doomscrolling
• Original Artwork (due to the nature of this list of words, this graphic is updated, so it may appear different from what is listed, depending on when it was made)
• comes with 2 1" pins - one DEI, one DEIABJ (Diversity Equity Inclusion Accessibility Belonging Justice)
• Unisex sizing, 100% preshrunk heavy cotton
• updated list available www.pen.org/banned-words-list/ 
• Front graphic is mirrored (reversed, words appear backwards but correct in a mirror), Back graphic is legible
• Printed in DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York
• Custom Color combinations available upon request.
• Limited Runs + Print On Demand = LESS / NO WASTE