
Supreme Makes a Statement With Martin Luther King Pieces
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Source: Supreme
On Monday, Supreme released the lookbook for its spring/summer 2018 season. The collection features an in an interesting set of pieces containing the likeness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The pieces include a flannel and a collection of hoodies. This collection comes just weeks after the release of a Dodge commercial featuring the voice of King. Critics were upset at the King family for letting it happen, considering that King had harsh thoughts on capitalism.
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As soon as the lookbook was released, critics went to twitter to let their discomfort be known.
\u201cI can't wait to see upper class teenage white kids at the mall rocking their MLK Supreme hoodies.\u201d— Gabe Duverge (@Gabe Duverge) 1518444459
\u201ci can't tell if this supreme hoodie is better or worse than the dodge commercial\u201d— \u7dbe\u702c \u99ff\u7fd4 (@\u7dbe\u702c \u99ff\u7fd4) 1518445490
It should be noted that this isn't the first time Supreme has done something like this. In 2015 the brand released hoodies featuring the likeness of Malcolm X.