Mr. Scrooge McJay Z “…Last week, it was reported that Jay-z…
Posted: November 22nd, 2011 | Author: Tudopop | Filed under: reblog | Tags: art, ows, protest, reblog | No Comments »
Mr. Scrooge McJay Z
“…Last week, it was reported that Jay-z made OWS supporters real mad after refusing to share profits from Rocawear’s ‘Occupy All Streets’ tees with the actual Occupy Wall Street movement. An angry sculptor who was livid that Jay, who earned $63 million last year, would profit from people who were being arrested for what they believe to be one of the most important social justice movements of our generation, created a piece which he describes as a Scrooge Totem pole.
The sculpture, created by artist Daniel Edwards, features Jay-Z wearing chains with a big dollar sign on his chest at the base and animated characters that have played the money-hungry Scrooge character on television stacked on top of him. Above Jay is Mr. Burns from ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Scrooge McDuck’ from Disney’s ‘Christmas Carol,’ and Richie Rich….”
Read more: Occupy Wall Street Supporters Sculpt Jay-z Into A ‘Scrooge’ | Necole Bitchie.com
