Forever 21 has a penchant for releasing controversial clothing, but a recent muscle tee  emblazoned with the words of Ayn Rand seems puzzling for the fashion line  targeted towards teens.

The “Unstoppable Muscle Tee,” priced at $11.80, bears a quote  from the author and philospher, framed as a motivational statement:

“The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.” —  Ayn Rand

The quote refers to Rand’s capitalist-based theory of objectivism — that the  moral purpose of life is rational self interest — a concept we highly doubt is  taught in high school classrooms or discussed among teen lunchroom  conversations. And it’s not much of a theory to stand by for an age group that  still financially relies on their parents.

The idea of idolizing a contentious figure is reminiscent of the  famed Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara t-shirts, made popular by the counterculture of  the late 1960s. The t-shirt is now one of the most common shirts found on  college campuses, often donned by young people who have no idea what the  communist revolutionary symbolized–but check out that heroic-looking dude in the  cool hat!

Source: Time