Either way its going to get used/sold.

Might as well get paid for the cotton.

>She paid $225 for name that's not even associated with her as
>a brand, if she the artist isn't the first person you think of
>when you think of "stay woke" or even the 30th, she's gonna
>get no money from that, her twitter handle for her website was
>already gone so if she wants it she'll have to pay for that,
>there's already a big cartel site with her name so she'd have
>to pay for that if she wants it, her website is trash, the
>phrase has lasting power in language by low lasting power in
>clothing, she doesn't have mass distribution, her clothing
>line is trash, and being a subpar broke rapper she doesn't
>have the lasting power to pay a lawyer whenever someone uses
>the word on clothing.

True.

>Add that on to the proliferation of one offs like zazzle, the
>t shirt man in the parking lot, design by humans ... etc etc.
>She paid a small amount of money that she can hopefully net
>$1000 for, but when you think of the lawyer fees she's already
>paid she's going to end up owing.
>
>So good luck to her.
>

No. She doesn't deserve any luck.

>As far as Trump, he's a shitty business man that licenses his
>name to shitty products and launders money. I'd rather our
>creatives not get involved with that. Trump steaks, vodka,
>airlines, hotels, casinos, school ... all scams. Part of the
>reason his administration is so corrupt is because they're all
>actually broke, they need the money to stay afloat. Kushner is
>like a couple billion in debt.

I don't care to discuss that flaming bag of vomit situation.
I'm just saying Black artists need to cut the bullshit and make sure
they trademark and own their publishing rights.

>
>A bad idea is a bad idea, and just because some white people
>do it, doesn't mean we should emulate.

It doesn't have to be done in a tacky way. I'm talking ownership/power to stop the CVs and benefit not emulation/imitation on some white is right.