Morrissey has come under fire after releasing a T-shirt, which some have deemed ‘racially insensitive‘.
The garment features lyrics from The Smiths’ ‘Unloveable’: ‘I wear black on the outside ’cause black is how I feel on the inside’, but is paired with an image of the late civil rights activist and writer James Baldwin.
The Smiths frontman shared a first look at the merchandise on his true-to-you fansite, revealing it would be available at “forthcoming Morrissey shows in North America” and official Morrissey shop, Mporium.
Many have taken to Twitter to call the T-shirt bad move for the outspoken star.
One Tweet read: “When I wear a shirt with Morrissey’s face on, it’s because I feel like a entitled dumbass on the inside.”
However, not everyone agrees. One Twitter user wrote “You clearly understand nothing of what James Baldwin stood for. Not a racist t-shirt at all if you know the subject.”
Morrissey is yet to comment on the controversy, and the T-shirt appears to still be on sale at Mporium for £25.