This is the story about the petition to get Rick Ross dropped by Reebok in their sponsorship deal with him after his recent song release. This is the petition - not sure it works over here as it's an american site, but linked so their explanation can be read.
In all of this it's Ross' response to try and explain himself that gauls the most. I can't even begin to articulate just how nasuating his response is but here it is in all it's fucking glory. ?There?s certain things you can?t tweet. I want to make sure this is clear, that woman is the most precious gift known to man, you understand? There was a misunderstanding with a lyric, a misinterpretation. The term rape wasn?t used. I would never use the term rape in my records. As far as my camp, hip-hop don?t condone that, the streets don?t condone that, nobody condones that. So I just wanted to reach out to all the queens that?s on my timeline, all the sexy ladies, the beautiful ladies that had been reaching out to me with the misunderstanding. We don?t condone rape and I?m not with that.?
I think what he means re misunderstanding is his rather loose grasp on reality and the justified anger such lyrics would generate, particularly in light of recent the high profile media spotlight on Steubenville.
I think the only just thing here is for the fucker to lose some income and Reebok drop him like a stone. Nothing less than he deserves.
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Reebok sponsorship of rapper targetted after he raps about drug rape in song
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bunchamunchycrunchycarrots · 03/04/2013 02:01
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