Draw a Pig for Freedom!
I realize this is not the sort of thing we ususally post here, but I am a big fan of both fountain pens and Noodler’s Ink, and this just makes me love Noodler’s more. In the interest of promoting freedom of expression, they have a new ink called “Year of the Golden Pig.” It is just a basic highlighting ink, not the invisible ink Noodler’s sent to librarians in China, but the bottle is cute.
The slogans printed on it:
“Draw a Pig for Freedom!”
“Liberty Over Communist Tyranny!!”
“The Intolerance of Free Expression is ‘Politically Correct’”
From Noodler’s Website:
A “radical and disruptive ink company”?
The Golden Year of the Pig was banned by the Chinese Communist party from any advertisements or mention on state controlled media. In response to this blatant restriction of free expression concerning an extremely popular holiday among the Chinese people, Noodler’s Ink sent three dozen bottles of a particular golden invisible ink to dissidents working at Chinese libraries and universities. Invisible inks are marvelous for free expression upon library texts, widely distributed and difficult for authorities to regulate - let alone find.
This label artwork promotes free expression in defiance of the Chinese Communist Party dictatorship. Without freedom of expression, ink is not fully utilized!
On The Fountain Pen Network’s Forums:
The Communists vrs. the Fountain Pen:
I think most of us would agree that it is a fundamental human right to draw, write, create and form new concepts and ideas freely upon the page… To an ink company - and to somebody who lives and breathes all things ink day after day….the thought of restricting the ability of other human beings to freely express themselves upon the page with pen and ink - is abhorrent!
The “Year of the Golden Pig” (named due to the communist ban recently on displays or mention of the year of the golden pig on television or advertising! It was a type of invisible ink similar to the 20 bottle “Golden Ghost” - extremely light specific and next to impossible to know it is there unless you know exactly how to find it! continued…
