update on previous post

i just found out thanks to my literature concious friend irmak that the poem allegedly written by maya angelou is a complete hoax. after doing a little research on the internet myself i came across following posts which clearly state that the aforamentioned poem is NOT written by harlem renaissance poet maya angelou. this teaches I and I a lesson that I thought I already knew. thanks events.

the explanations make it clear that the poem was most likely produced by people who wanted to influence readers to buy their so-called "black" products instead of mainstream big brands. irmak suggested that it is probably written by someone associated by FUBU since it is explicitly mentioned in the poem.

A notice on Maya Angelou's Website reads as follows:

Please be aware that Dr. Maya Angelou has absolutely no affiliation with the "poem" entitled Clothes that is circulating the Internet.

In an interview with the Detroit Free Press, a representative of Maya Angelou's speakers' agency said, "It is not her work. She is aware of it, and is very disappointed."

Indeed, no one who a) appreciates good poetry or b) is at all familiar with the marvelous poetry of Maya Angelou could possibly mistake the horrendous examples above for her work.

Furthermore, the content of the "poem" is false and slanderous. Unfounded charges that apparel designers Tommy Hilfiger and Liz Claiborne have made racist statements on television have circulated via the Internet for many years, despite repeated debunkings. The Timberland Company, founded by Nathan Swartz in 1973, is still almost completely family-owned, with Swartz's son and grandson controlling 98 percent of the company's stock. The Swartz family, members of which have spoken publicly of being observant Jews, obviously has no association whatsoever with the anti-Semitic Ku Klux Klan.

A large part of the tension over fashions is because of the massive success of Rap and Hip Hop music in America. The fans have been influenced by the styles and trends of the artists which has spawned the creation of successful independent clothing designers such as Fubu, Willie Esco, Rockawear, Enyce, RP55, Mecca, and Africa. Some of the traditionally high cost labels have gotten onto the Rap and Hip Hop bandwagon too such as Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani, Guess, Nautica, and Polo. At the very least, there has been an encouragement of loyalty to African Americans to "buy black" and to not accommodate the fashion designers who have allegedly, until now, not catered to them. At the very most, there have been these attacks on the high fashion companies and the creation of rumors designed to discourage minorities from buying their products.