SUBMITTED BY Kit-Kat

February 20, 2006 —

The buzz and controversy surrounding Oscar favorite, Brokeback Mountain, has reached the pop culture apex, the T-shirt market. Spreadshirt.com has given fans of the film an opportunity to wear their support by offering a number of apparel items with sayings and designs that include "Brokeback Riding Club" and "Is that a cattle-prod in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

These designs were created with a wink to the increasing fervor that this film, and its story of a love affair between two men, has created during this year's Oscar race. As the Academy tallies their votes it seems that everyone from Willie Nelson to Pat Robertson has an opinion about its themes. However, it is within the world of T-shirts that heated controversies can be diffused with a bit of humor and levity, such as "I heart gay cowboys", not that there's anything wrong with that. Visit the shop here: http://www.brokebackgeneralstore.com/

Spreadshirt, a global force in the customization revolution, offers consumers a simple way to create custom T-shirts, hats, sweatshirts and other merchandise on the Web. Anyone can easily upload images or photos and customize them with text or choose from hundreds of graphics in their design gallery. Founded in 2002 in Leipzig Germany, Spreadshirt is a privately held company with offices in the United States, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Spreadshirt is the leading provider of custom, online apparel in Europe and is growing rapidly in the United States. Spreadshirt is located online at http://www.spreadshirt.com .