Jay-Z is wrong to Occupy All Streets

Jay-Z's co-opting of the Occupy Wall Street movement to sell T-shirts is depressing – but not that surprising"For any image or symbol or creative act to mean something, it has to touch something deeper, connect to something true." – Jay-Z, writing about wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt, in Decoded (Virgin Books/Random House, 2010).As a Jay-Z fan, I find myself depressed and a little angry. Shawn Carter and his Roc-a-Wear company have decided to create and sell a T-shirt ostensibly supporting th...

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