to the guy who said he never saw an asian guy wear fubu: fubu is a korean company.
and i think joon park may be the best casting in this movie. he may have to wear a wig or something; yamcha's hair is LONG. but they might just do the short hair style he has in the newer eps.
FUBU is a major line of sportswear and the company of the same name. It is likely that the name originally was an acronym for For Us By Us
[1] (us implying African-American).
The company was founded in
1992 by entrepreneur
Daymond John with a line of hats made in his house in
Queens,
New York. With seed money of around $5,000, Daymond John and a group of five neighborhood friends turned half of his house into a factory and the other half into living space for the five
[2], which included J. Alexander Martin, Keith Perrin, and Carl Brown (the "05" commonly found on FUBU jerseys is a reference to these five founders of the clothing line).[
citation needed]
FUBU staff started the company for their local youth community and the company employed a high percentage of African-Americans.[
citation needed] The founders intended to compete with sportswear companies such as
Nike, which use inner-city African-America youth in New York and elsewhere to research what is cool, then make products from the feedback.[
citation needed] FUBU felt that Nike was profiting from the authenticity of New York street fashion without giving enough back to the community, and that to this extent African-American culture was being exploited.[
citation needed] In targeting African-Americans and defining their competitors this way, FUBU stirred controversy as to whether the company intended to shut out non-blacks (although many people of other backgrounds have evidently had no problem wearing their clothing).[
citation needed] FUBU insists they are not intentionally exclusive, and their marketing targets all races, but specifically African-Americans.
The FUBU collection consists of
T-shirts,
rugby shirts,
hockey and
football jerseys,
baseball caps,
shoes and
denim jeans.
All are embroidered with the FUBU logo. Most of the products, such as the jeans, are imported from around the world. FUBU has now expanded to include various lines such as Platinum FUBU, FUBU footwear for men and women, Intimate Apparel & Active wear, Swimwear, Watches, FUBU suits, and FUBU
tuxedos. The Platinum FUBU collection also includes the
Fat Albert and
Harlem Globetrotters clothing lines.
At its peak, FUBU grossed over $350 million dollars in annual worldwide billings. FUBU have received several honors for their entrepreneurial achievements. These include two Congressional Awards, two
NAACP Awards, the
Pratt Institute Award, the Christopher Wallace Award, the Online
Hip-Hop Award and a Citation of Honor from the Queens Borough President. Today, the FUBU brand is far less prominent in the United States, but remains a competitive brand in the international market.
Source: Wikipedia
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