Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has stepped forward to defend suggesting black men should dress more appropriately to lessen police brutality.
RZA jumped onto his Twitter page heading into the weekend to speak out.
How can a original black man be a coon &sell out? You best look deep into my words &make an assessment. Do you still think pork is healthy?
— RZA! (@RZA) January 8, 2016
I don't expect agreement with everything I say. I speak honestly from my own perspective &evaluation from my space time experience.
— RZA! (@RZA) January 8, 2016
I'm not condemning the kids for their garments. We live we should learn and evolve. When are we men at 21 or 41?
— RZA! (@RZA) January 8, 2016
Yea yea mon. Enough Rza badgering for the day. Add a button up shirt to your wardrobe.
— RZA! (@RZA) January 8, 2016
"Of course Black lives matter.. All lives matter"
— RZA! (@RZA) January 8, 2016
RZA’s now-infamous comments when asked about police harassment earlier in the week.
“When you think about some of the brothers who are being brutalized by the police, you also got to have them take a look, and us take a look , in the mirror, at the image we portray. If I’m a cop and every time I see a young black youth, whether I watch them on TV, movies, or just see them hanging out, and they’re not looking properly dressed, properly refined, you know, carrying himself, conducting himself proper hours of the day—things that a man does, you’re going to have a certain fear and stereotype of them. I tell my sons, I say, if you’re going somewhere, you don’t have to wear a hoodie–we live in New York, so a hoodie and all that is all good. But sometimes, you know, button up your shirt. Clean up. Look like a young man. You’re not a little kid, you know what I mean? I think that’s another big issue we gotta pay attention to. Is the image that we portray that could invoke a fear into a white officer, or any officer.” (Bloomberg Politics)
Back in November, rap star Meek Mill released footage of police brutality on his Instagram page.
Recently, rapper Young Thug spoke out on police brutality.
Ferguson makes me cry I don't ever want to go there, unless we take on the cops.
— Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 1, 2015
This made me cry!!
They tryin to kill us all…
pray for Ferguson
GOD HELP US PLEASE!! #AMEN https://t.co/JlUruKU34K— Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 1, 2015
I kinda agree with him
whatever they been killin us b4 we was wearing hoodies he justifying they excuse to kill blacks.
if thats the case i see many white boys dressing “black”
So wearing a button up prevents me from police brutality?? I dont know why we didnt think of this 400 years ago…ingenious!