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Political slogan buttons as a genre — pithy, communicative objects that become historical artifacts.
social_civic
Neither the phrase "nasty woman" nor political buttons are new. It makes sense that a phrase reimagined so many times would make its way onto a button. Both "Nasty Woman" and "I like Ike" just work. Whether a slogan is short enough to fit on a button may be a measure of whether it is sufficiently pithy enough to be memorable.
My button, the "I like Ike" buttons, and others like them were valuable during the movements they are associated with for their communicative power, and now are representative of a turning point in history, making them irreplaceable.