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June 16, 2006
it's hard not to boycott - it's like a full-time job, not to boycott
from CNN.com [hat tip boing boing]
Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music videos and at nightclubs.But the makers of Cristal don't seem to feel the same way about hip-hop -- at least that's how one rapper-turned-record executive sees it.
Multi-platinum rapper Jay-Z, now president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Records, has decided to boycott his once-beloved bubbly over comments from the managing director of the company that produces it.
Boycotting a champagne brand is a waste of time. How about a boycott of a telecommunications company for pushing overpriced, crap "urban lifestyle" MVNO's or undermining the free internet? (I really can't link to Black Commentator enough.) Or, if you're all mad about drinks and shit, how about boycotting Coke or Pepsi for putting profit over the health of schoolchildren?
The outrages above don't strike Jay as boycottable because they're not "racist" per se, they're just "business." And let he who has not made a quick dollar on someone else's suffering cast the first stone, right? This is a non-story, but hey: I'll link to it just the same. It's not every day I can slice off some "jay-z" searches without seeming like I'm going all sparkle and shiny.
Posted by ebogjonson in race and other identities, on June 16, 2006 11:53 AM
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i'm down as hell for this boycott. no more crystal for me. no more whitlow. no more smith. no more jackson.
nope.
all them crystals got to GO.
Posted by: Lester Spence at July 11, 2006 10:34 PM
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