Imagine people's surprise when one of hip-hop's most affluent figures, Jay-Z was seen wearing an "Occupy All Streets" t-shirt offered by his clothing line Rocawear. People were even more shocked when Rocawear issued this statement:
The ‘Occupy All Streets' T shirt was created in support of the ‘Occupy Wall Street' movement. Rocawear strongly encourages all forms of constructive expression, whether it be artistic, political or social. ‘Occupy All Streets' is our way of reminding people that there is change to be made everywhere, not just on Wall Street. At this time we have not made an official commitment to monetarily support the movement.
This statement that Rocawear did not have plans to donate any proceeds from the sale of the shirts (which would cost $22 per unit) to the Occupy Wall Street movement, caused a bit of backlash.
Well, according to reports, Rocawear has pulled the "Occupy All Streets" t-shirts from their website and has yet to offer any statements as to why.
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