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Man stabbed over Eminem shirt translation
Perhaps that Jif/Cif, Marathon/Snickers things had a point??
http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?b=news&id=14444
Perhaps it is the equivalent of"Yo' momma......" as it just doesn't sound like something too serious.
Emps
Perhaps that Jif/Cif, Marathon/Snickers things had a point??
Eminem Shirts Cause Deadly Stabbing
A trader selling Eminem branded T-shirts in Istanbul was stabbed to death on Tuesday (November 4) after a violent brawl broke out because of the merchandise, and what the rapper’s name means when translated to Turkish.
In an area just outside of the city, vendor Hayrettin Demir was approached by a young man, named as Dilaver Akkurt. who demanded he cease selling the shirts and stop yelling out the rapper’s name in his pitch to passers-by.
Akkurt returned later with friends and a fight broke out, resulting in Demir being stabbed several times. He died at the scene. Akkurt was also injured in the brawl, but is expected to recover. He remains in police custody but a friend of his is also suspected to have been involved in the murder, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet is reporting.
The shirts, which have photos and the rapper’s name on them, and in Turkish, “Eminem” translates as “My Emine.” Akkurt was said to have been offended by the shirts since his mother’s name is Emine.
This is something of a switch for the Detroit hip hop star whose lyrics have sometimes come under fire from activists accusing him of being anti-women and anti-gay in his music, but not necessarily anti-Dilaver Akkurt’s mum.
There is no word on whether the shirts were official Eminem merchandise or bootlegs.
The rapper’s camp had no immediate response to the incident.
http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?b=news&id=14444
Perhaps it is the equivalent of"Yo' momma......" as it just doesn't sound like something too serious.
Emps