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| Rapper Cam'ron issues Ebola surgical masks as merchandise | |
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| Cam’ron is vowing to protect fans from Ebola with his newest piece of merchandise: a surgical mask. Although the virus cannot be spread through the air, the Dipset rapper claims the official Cam’ron Ebola Mask will “provide complete protection” from the deadly disease. | |
| “Wrap it up and protect yourself from Ebola just like Killa Cam!” reads the copy in Dipset’s official online shop (via Vulture). The conventional polypropylene/cellulose face-mask boasts an unconventional image on its front: Cam’ron reclining in luxe, pink comfort. There’s also a full-width nosepiece, to “guarantee proper fit”. | “Wrap it up and protect yourself from Ebola just like Killa Cam!” reads the copy in Dipset’s official online shop (via Vulture). The conventional polypropylene/cellulose face-mask boasts an unconventional image on its front: Cam’ron reclining in luxe, pink comfort. There’s also a full-width nosepiece, to “guarantee proper fit”. |
| “Ebola is no joking matter,” Cam’ron tweeted. “So if u have to be safe. Be fashionable.” But prospective purchasers should be advised: even the most hip-hop surgical mask does not change the fact that Ebola travels via body fluids such as blood. Still, Cam’ron’s new merchandise was able to appeal to some buyers: “Buying 100 @Mr_Camron ebola masks just in case this shit spreads to canada,” one fan wrote. | “Ebola is no joking matter,” Cam’ron tweeted. “So if u have to be safe. Be fashionable.” But prospective purchasers should be advised: even the most hip-hop surgical mask does not change the fact that Ebola travels via body fluids such as blood. Still, Cam’ron’s new merchandise was able to appeal to some buyers: “Buying 100 @Mr_Camron ebola masks just in case this shit spreads to canada,” one fan wrote. |
| Cam’ron’s concern does not extend across the music scene. The rapper TI arrived in Ethiopia on 18 October, en route to a concert in Tanzania. Although he posted photographs of his visit to an Ebola checking centre, he has mostly ignored the epidemic (there have been no reported Ebola cases in Tanzania or Ethiopia, after all). Instead, TI has written about the beauty of the land and the “ultradope”, “megaturnt” gig, encouraging others to visit the area. | Cam’ron’s concern does not extend across the music scene. The rapper TI arrived in Ethiopia on 18 October, en route to a concert in Tanzania. Although he posted photographs of his visit to an Ebola checking centre, he has mostly ignored the epidemic (there have been no reported Ebola cases in Tanzania or Ethiopia, after all). Instead, TI has written about the beauty of the land and the “ultradope”, “megaturnt” gig, encouraging others to visit the area. |
| So far, deaths from Ebola have exceeded 4,500. | So far, deaths from Ebola have exceeded 4,500. |
| • This article was amended on 21 October 2014 to amend a figure for deaths from Ebola. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention gives the figure as at least 4,555. | • This article was amended on 21 October 2014 to amend a figure for deaths from Ebola. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention gives the figure as at least 4,555. |