One nit to pick with this: "It was really just a few decades ago that fans were able to make their own shirts supporting (or denigrating) teams, and it was considered perfectly reasonable."
Nothing really prevents people from making and wearing any of their own shirts. They just can't sell homemade shirts to others.
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One nit to pick with this: "It was really just a few decades ago that fans were able to make their own shirts supporting (or denigrating) teams, and it was considered perfectly reasonable."
Nothing really prevents people from making and wearing any of their own shirts. They just can't sell homemade shirts to others.