Reebok has released Rick Ross as a company spokesman in the aftermath of a vociferous uproar from activists and rape survivors about his song “U.O.E.N.O.,” which seems to glorify date rape, according to a report at TMZ.
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The news comes just a few days after a group of activists and rape survivors petitioned Reebok to fire the rapper, the Huffington Post reports:
“By holding Rick Ross up as something to aspire to, Reebok is sending the message that raping a woman is cool — and that’s a dangerous message to send the boys and young men that Reebok markets to. This is what rape culture is,” a petition drafted by UltraViolet states.
Read more at TMZ and the Huffington Post.
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