Hey, Mind Glow Media
readers, you can take this open letter from the African Illuminati and run with
it, or leave it alone:
The Mystic Order of the
African Illuminati has been quietly observing the recent actions of European
luxury clothing brands that wish to maintain their air of exclusivity by
alienating African Americans who, through the sheer power of their culture,
have made these brands appear as fashionable extensions of hip-hop culture.
We seriously doubt that
Guccio Gucci ever wanted his brand to be synonymous with 21st century African
American cultural aesthetics when he established The House of Gucci in
Florence, Italy in 1921.
This is ironic when you
consider the fact that Florence, Italy became a haven for high fashion and
design through the efforts of 16th century Moorish monarch and
fashionista Alessandro de Medici (July 22, 1510 – January 6, 1537). Gucci’s current creative director is
Alessandro Michele whose hand is pictured below.
We are fairly certain
that the Gucci founder knew of the Moor who made Florence, Italy a hub for the
arts in its many expressions. Whether or not his descendants, who’ve inherited
his multi-billion dollar clothing empire do, is another story. The Order is not
interested in exploring that story.
However it would like
to offer some useful insight concerning the media confusion surrounding Gucci’s
Balaklava sweater which allows the wearer to walk around in Black Face.
Balaklava is a commercial
city that was once a part of the Byzantine Empire. The empire included Greece
and modern day Turkey. Recently one of The Order’s emissaries traveled to Turkey and found that
the Gucci brand was synonymous with Dapper Dan and the African American hip-hop
cultural aesthetic.
In Istanbul, there are
beautiful looking and well-made knock-off versions of Gucci clothing. However
these clothing designs in Istanbul, Turkey are filtered through a standard of
fashion dictated by African Americans from the ghettos of North America. When
our emissary traveled through ghettos in West Africa they also saw knock-off
versions of Gucci slippers and shirts with Dapper Dan’s name emblazoned on them.
The bootlegging is
driving down the global value of Gucci clothes by making its monogram highly
accessible to the have AND have-nots of the world.
However, the Gucci
brand, like other European luxury fashion brands, was not built on INCLUSIVITY.
It’s a multi-billion dollar fashion empire built on EXCLUSIVITY, which is
rooted in a Member’s Only ethos.
The global bootlegging
of Gucci is driven by African American pop culture’s LOVE for the Gucci brand
which legitimizes it across the planet. The old European mind cannot be
absorbed by Blackness and live. To maintain its existence it must seek
exclusivity for the purpose of separation. The identity of whiteness dissolves when
it internalizes Blackness so it needs separation.
To salvage the elitist
intent of the brand—which made it exclusive—Gucci owners intentionally made African
American’s HATE the brand by introducing the Balaklava sweater to drive down its
demand. The drop in demand will cause a sharp decline in the bootlegging that
is cheapening the Gucci brand through the easy accessibility of its monogram.
This monogram, which is basically a sigil, has accumulated a great deal of
occult power and currency after 98 years in existence.
That power is being
siphoned off by the great grand sons and daughters of African slaves who have voluntarily
sold Gucci to the world. African Americans are not to be mocked for their perceived
acts of ignorance, whether they are rappers who promote Gucci headbands or name
themselves after the brand. It is the preoccupation of the Mystic Order of the
African Illuminati to give disenfranchised African Americans ideas and
stimulate their imaginations, not make fun of them for making bad decisions.
When people know better, they do better.
Dapper Dan is an
important figure in the history of hip-hop fashion. Based on the looks of
things he gives a certain level of global credibility to the Gucci brand as
well. Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele landed in hot water in 2017
for stealing one of Dan’s distinct designs, although Dan was known to
incorporate Gucci monograms into his own fashion pieces throughout the 80s and
90s.
Dan, who has partnered
with Gucci since the 2017 controversy, expresses his thoughts on the Gucci sweater
issue in the Instagram post below.
The Mystic Order of the
African Illuminati would like to suggest that a team of African American
fashion designers create an online platform for luxury clothing that is
marketed specifically to Europeans called “Ganymede.”
In Greek mythology
Ganymede was a mortal Greek man who was abducted and screwed by the Olympian
god Zeus, who was also known to the ancient Greeks as Ethiops. An Ethiop was
also what the ancient Greeks called any dark-skinned person from Ethiopia which was a
general name for the dark-skinned Africans they encountered, not necessarily modern day
Ethiopia. Clearly Zeus has strong ties to Africa according to the ancient
Greeks.
Ethiops' Abduction of Ganymede
Greek culture is at the
very foundation of all European civilization. It is one that professes that one
of their own was abducted and penetrated by a Black god, just as African
American pop culture is abducting and penetrating the imagination of Europe and the entire
known world.
You can make Ganymede
clothing friendly to the white LGBT community through subtle suggestions in
visual design. All modeling advertisements would exclusively feature skinny Nordic
male and female models with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Portions of the revenue
from Ganymede clothing can be invested in S.T.E.A.M. (Science Technology
Engineering Art and Mathematics) youth programs in the Black community. If you
are able to execute this idea, then take it and run with it. The Order thinks
that it is something to consider.
If a group of people
want exclusivity in their products and services, you don’t have to get upset.
See if there is an angle for you to sell them what they want so that you can
bankroll your own agenda.
For African
Americans who are looking for high end
formal wear produced by Black designers, you may want to consider RamOmarNy. We
also recommend you check out 21 other Black designers by clicking the link right
HERE. Don’t focus on abstaining from European brands that don’t value your
patronage. Focus on spending money with industrious Black creatives.
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