It really shouldnât be TOO surprising, but she was a bit of a fighter. Particularly when it came to her civil rights in most matters, but also in reguard to her own name and likeness.
Comment on Mine was the fact that Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr were both born in 1929 đ
spankmonkey@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨weeks⊠agoPer the link it isnât clear if she wanted to sue or if it was her caretaker and legal representation. I really hope it wasnât her idea.
Snowclone@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
zaph@sh.itjust.works â¨5⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Looks like her family didnât think it was her choice so Iâma take that at face value.
Contentedness@lemmy.nz â¨5⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Huh, I never read too much into it but it definitely sounds like that might be the case.
This Billboard article from the time of the 2005 legal settlement mentions:
"The settlement ends a legal dispute that some of Parksâ own relatives had criticized, saying she wouldnât have minded the use of her name in the song âRosa Parksâ had she not been mentally impaired. "
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âAfter that lawsuit was filed, some of Parksâ relatives began questioning her well-being and the actions of her caretaker and the lawyers who filed the suit, and alleged she is probably unaware of the lawsuits.â
So perhaps while she did technically live long enough to sue OutKast, she was suffering from dementia at the time and itâs possible that she was unaware of the actions taken in her name.
The more you know!