The ‘Wear Their Names’ jewelry line shut down after being blasted online as exploitative for selling accessories bearing names of Black police shooting victims.
Paul Chelmis and Jing Wen went viral by selling a jewelry collection made out of glass left lying around after protests in Charleston, South Carolina. The idea was to “make something beautiful out of the rubble.” Thus the brand ‘Wear Their Names’ was born, a play on the BLM slogan ‘Say their names’ which refers to black Americans killed by police.
In a move of questionable self-awareness the couple decided to individually name their designs after the victims. The screenshots of a now closed online storefront show, for example, ‘The Breonna’ – a $240 pendant, ‘The Trayvon’– a necklace for $95. The pricing ranged between $45 to nearly $500, with all proceeds supposedly going to Black Lives Matter.
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And 'the online community' objected?
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope to never offend 'the online community' with my 'questionable self-awareness'.
No way, no how!
Maybe they could switch to selling targets with the names on them.
ReplyDeleteOops.
--Tennessee Budd
Fuck that...if Harriet Tubmann was put on the 20 dollar bill. I will ask for 2 tens or 4 5s. They can all fuck off.
ReplyDeleteDano
X out her eyes on every bill with a sharpie. Every single one
DeleteAsk as many 20s as you can get, just ask for them as "Jemimas"
DeleteF-that!
ReplyDeleteI’m still trying to complete my Mr. T starter set!
So how does one go about valuing the life of a black martyr? Is it kind of like poker: I'll see your Travon and raise you 2 Floyds?
ReplyDeleteRe mane it Dead Hood Rat jewelry, that is what it really is, then change your target customers.
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