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Paramore remove poster featuring names of police brutality victims from sale following criticism

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Paramore have removed posters honouring victims of police brutality from sale following a slew of criticism.The posters were based the band’s artwork for their album ‘Riot!’ and were designed by a fan, replacing the album’s title with the names of those killed at the hands of the police.Paramore began selling prints of the poster online, donating proceeds to the NAACP and Color Of Change.

However, the sales drew some backlash from fans who pointed out more appropriate ways to help.“We know your intentions weren’t bad but seeing the names of Black dead people due to police brutality hanging on a wall as some sort of ‘art piece’ doesn’t sit right,” tweeted @brickredroorn.

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