Jay-Z and his clothing brand Rocawear have apparently canceled its newly announced Occupy Wall Street themed T-Shirts after criticism from many social organizations for trying to profit from an otherwise social cause.
The legendary rapper was mainly attacked after it was disclosed that none of the profits from the sales of the shirts were going to help the protestors. The alphabet “W” in “Wall” was canceled out to mean Occupy All Streets. The shirts were priced and $22 but have now been taken off from the Rocawear website. A leader of the protest said this to TMZ:
“To attempt to profit off of the first important social moment of 50 years with an overpriced piece of cotton is an insult to the fight for economic civil rights known as #occupywallstreet”
Via NY Post
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