3invertednines
Babyface
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2005
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- 22
Okay, so I just saw the Vertigo show for the 3rd time, this time in Los Angeles...
As we're leaving the show, I'm just about to purchase a cheap $10 shirt from this guy, when some dude walks up to us and grabs all the shirts from the seller. Obviously, I understood that he was having his counterfeit shirts confiscated. Then, as we walked to our car, I saw a dozen other guys confiscating shirts from sellers.
And who were these t-shirt salesmen? POOR BLACK MALES! Were they harming ANYONE?? NO, THEY WERE NOT!
These men buy these shirts for cheap so that they can sell them and make a bit of cash. Not everyone who goes to a U2 concert can afford to spend $35 on a fucking t-shirt (not to mention the $90 "vintage" shirts that they sell).
I love U2 as much as anyone else here, but if I was in a huge fucking rock band, I would GLADLY allow the poor people of Los Angeles to use my image on some t-shirts.
Since I spent ALOT of money on seeing these U2 shows, I can't afford to buy a $40 t-shirt. If they want to stop people from selling inexpensive counterfeit merchandise, they should make the real merchandise more affordable!
This is the end of my rant. Thanks.
As we're leaving the show, I'm just about to purchase a cheap $10 shirt from this guy, when some dude walks up to us and grabs all the shirts from the seller. Obviously, I understood that he was having his counterfeit shirts confiscated. Then, as we walked to our car, I saw a dozen other guys confiscating shirts from sellers.
And who were these t-shirt salesmen? POOR BLACK MALES! Were they harming ANYONE?? NO, THEY WERE NOT!
These men buy these shirts for cheap so that they can sell them and make a bit of cash. Not everyone who goes to a U2 concert can afford to spend $35 on a fucking t-shirt (not to mention the $90 "vintage" shirts that they sell).
I love U2 as much as anyone else here, but if I was in a huge fucking rock band, I would GLADLY allow the poor people of Los Angeles to use my image on some t-shirts.
Since I spent ALOT of money on seeing these U2 shows, I can't afford to buy a $40 t-shirt. If they want to stop people from selling inexpensive counterfeit merchandise, they should make the real merchandise more affordable!
This is the end of my rant. Thanks.