Three sisters who would want to express their hatred of breast cancer were ejected from a Philadelphia mall because of their hats.
Zakia Clark, Tasha Clark and Makia Underwood went out to shop at the King of Prussia Mall in Philadelphia last Sunday for their funeral dresses. They decided to wear anti-breast cancer hats to remind everyone to fight breast cancer which killed their mother last week. Their intention was good but the management of the mall considered the hats offensive and inappropriate.
The hats are black with pink characters saying “FU*K CANCER” with a pink ribbon replacing the third letter. They have thought of the word as the best way to defeat the word 'cancer.'
"That's how we feel. It took our mom away. It's a demon. It's the devil," Zakia Clark said. "There are no other words you can use to explain how you feel. You want cancer to get cancer and die."
The security guards asked them to take off the hats but they refused to do so. They were then ejected by an Upper Merion Township police officer, who had been called to the mall by the security guards.
Robert Hall, the mall manager, would like to express his condolences to the sisters but defended that the mall is a public place and there were families and kids that may not be able to put up with the profanity. “The mall is first and foremost a family destination. Certain words and images whether obvious or suggested, spoken or written on clothing, are considered profane and can offend many people.”
Zakia Clark defends her and her sister’s decision to not remove their hats, pointing out the clothing articles for sale in the mall that either feature evocative images or phrases or that feature a swear work in plain view.
