Tyler, The Creator is fine with his store being vandalised by protestors
"Understand what really needs to be fixed out here," he said
Tyler, the Creator has joined the Black Lives Matter protests online and in Los Angeles, and is fine with the damage that has been caused to his GOLF store on 350 North Fairfax Avenue.
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He was pictured out at the protest alongside friend Jasper Dolphin.
Tyler, the Creator & Jasper joining the protests in LA. pic.twitter.com/fuSD8Uw2vd
— sim (@nugmob) June 1, 2020
He also posted on the shop’s @golfwang Instagram about the revolutionary political organisation The Black Panther Party, writing: “BLACK FURY: keep your eyes wide and educate yourself. ( black panther party, 1969)”.
In a comment below the post, he wrote: "and the store is fine, but even if it wasnt, this is bigger than getting some glass fixed and buffing spray paint off, understand what really needs to be fixed out here. stay safe, love."
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PROTESTERS AT THE GOLF STORE, Hopefully they realize this is a store ran by a black artist. Either way, the store can be rebuilt but the lives of those lost cannot. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #LosAngelesriots #golfwang @tylerthecreator pic.twitter.com/KQ0CMDysmU
— (@SECTIONGOLF) May 31, 2020
They done fucked up the GOLF store. Tyler supports them tho. Easily replaceable, a life’s just not. 💔💔 pic.twitter.com/DpdQHLPfFN
— MOSEY🌎 (@OLDMOSEY) May 31, 2020
[Via: Billboard]
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