Black T-shirt featuring the bold slogan BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR YOU COULD BE NEXT in white text. Ideal for advocating against authoritarianism, it embodies defiance and activism.

Be Careful T-shirt

T-shirt / Black / S
$34
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Black T-shirt featuring the bold slogan BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR YOU COULD BE NEXT in white text. Ideal for advocating against authoritarianism, it embodies defiance and activism.
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Be Careful T-shirt

Strange Gang x EGOPROOF
$34
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Description

This shirt says, "Be careful what you wish for, you could be next," and refuses the comfort of scapegoats. It speaks to moments when harm is cheered against people labeled different, then quietly spreads to everyone else. For LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants, organizers, allies, and families teaching kids empathy, this piece carries a warning without shouting. Available as short or long sleeve for adults and short sleeve for kids, in various colors, it belongs at marches, classrooms, kitchens, and everyday errands. Wear it to name the risk of cruelty, to stand with those targeted first, and to remember that rights disappear faster than people expect.

  • See size chart above for measurements.
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Product Information

Colors may appear slightly different due to your screen and our printing methods. Due to our eco-friendly print process, prints may have a vintage look and feel.

T-shirt
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Heather colors are cotton/polyester blend
• Semi-slim, stylish unisex fit
• Fabric weight: 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk fabric

Long Sleeve
• 100% cotton, 6 oz. (203 gsm) fabric weight
• Heather gray is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Regular fit with long sleeves and rib cuffs
• Pre-shrunk jersey knit

Kids T-shirt
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Heather gray is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m2)
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Relaxed unisex fit
• Side-seamed construction

Women's Baby Tee
• 100% cotton
• Heather colors contain polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.3 oz/y² (180 g/m²)
• Baby tee fit for women
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Crew neck

Shipping

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Note that all orders take a few business days to ship due to the custom nature of our products.

  • USA: All orders ship from the U.S.
  • Europe: All orders ship from the EU.
  • Other: All orders ship from the U.S.
Care Instructions

Wash cold, inside out. Hang or tumble dry on low. These instructions help reduce additional shrinkage and prolong the life of the print and the garment.

Charity Details

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HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, Cyprus

SINDEN VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@sindenventures.com, Markou Evgenikou 11, Mesa Geitonia 4002 Limassol, Cyprus

2 year warranty in EEA and UK, established by Directive 1999/44/EC.

T-shirt: This product is made for adults. Meets the flammability, lead, cadmium, phthalates and formaldehyde level requirements.
Long Sleeve: This product is made for adults. Meets the EU REACH requirements.
Kids T-shirt: This product is made for children. Meets the flammability, lead, phthalates and azo dye level requirements.
Women's Baby Tee: This product is made for children. Meets the formaldehyde, phthalates, lead and flammability level requirements.

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Automatic donations to related charities

Fair ask. We’ve been creating anti-fascist and progressive art for over 25 years. Chicago made us, but now we’re full-time nomads making art and products that espouse our beliefs in human rights and social justice. We design things for the communities we come from and the ones we fight alongside, with a portion of sales donated to causes we support. We’re stubborn, loud, and allergic to neutrality. No fascists. No excuses.

Most of our items are available in a wide range of sizes. Additionally, most items are available in various styles. If you see a T-shirt design you like and want it on a hoodie, check the hoodies section or use the search bar. You can also customize the style and color of most designs in the custom section of our website.

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We donate $1 of each item sold to non-profits and organizations supporting progressive, humanitarian, and justice-oriented causes around the world. All donations are automatically calculated and transferred to our charity partner every month to ensure compliance and timely processing.

We want you to love your Strange Gang goodies! If you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, you request a return for a refund or exchange within 7 days of receipt. Please note that all returns must be unworn and unwashed. Simply contact us at info@strangegang.com and we'll guide you through the process. Read more here. Important: Custom items cannot be returned for any reason, but damaged items can be replaced.

Young man wearing the Be Careful Shirt with bold red text, standing indoors with tattoos visible; the shirt delivers an anti-authoritarian message. Background features electrical panels; mood lighting emphasizes the design.

No One Is Immune

People love the fantasy that harm is precise, that it only touches the people they already decided do not belong. "Be careful what you wish for, you could be next" cuts through that lie. It shows up when cruelty is framed as policy and applause follows. When neighbors disappear into headlines and comment sections celebrate it. The sentence is a reminder that systems built to target someone else never stop at neat borders.

Strange Gang x EGOPROOF made this for people who recognize how fast the goalposts move. LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants, and protesters are named first because they are always named first. Anti-fascism exists because history repeats when it is ignored. Abolish ICE is not a slogan pulled from nowhere; it is a response to families torn apart while others cheer, assuming safety is permanent.

This shirt is not about prediction or paranoia. It is about pattern recognition and memory. About knowing that rights are not removed all at once, but piece by piece, group by group, while spectators convince themselves they are immune. MAGA thrives on that assumption. Authoritarian movements depend on the crowd believing someone else will absorb the damage.

Wearing "Be careful what you wish for, you could be next" is choosing solidarity over distance. It is standing with people targeted today because you understand how quickly tomorrow arrives. It is for adults who explain these moments to kids honestly, and for kids learning that empathy is protection, not weakness. It belongs anywhere people refuse to laugh at suffering.

The warning lands hardest because it is collective. No list stays short. No power stays restrained once cruelty is rewarded. This piece is for those who reject the fantasy that neutrality keeps them safe. It is anti-MAGA, anti-fascist, and abolitionist in spirit because survival has always required drawing lines early. Wear it as a reminder to protect each other before the circle closes.

Hope does not live in wishing harm away. It lives in refusing it. In choosing neighbors over narratives and people over punishment. This message asks you to look ahead without flinching and decide who you stand with. History remembers that choice, even when the present tries to hide it.

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