Clothing giant H&M apologizes for showing black child wearing a 'monkey in the jungle' sweatshirt

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WaPo reported that clothing giant H&M apologizing for displaying a black child wearing a sweatshirt that said "coolest monkey in the jungle": https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-news:page/in-the-news&utm_term=.48db6890ab4a

H&M has apologized for an online advertisement that featured a black boy modeling a sweatshirt reading "Coolest monkey in the jungle."

The image, which was recently advertised on the Swedish clothing retailer's website in Britain, ignited an uproar on social media, with critics saying it was tone deaf and filled with racist undertones.

"We understand that many people are upset about the image. We, who work at H&M, can only agree," H&M said Monday in a statement to The Washington Post. "We are deeply sorry that the picture was taken, and we also regret the actual print. Therefore, we have not only removed the image from our channels, but also the garment from our product offering globally.

"It is obvious that our routines have not been followed properly. This is without any doubt. We will thoroughly investigate why this happened to prevent this type of mistake from happening again."

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[thetrin]

Yeah, that was not well thought out.

 

[sabrina]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/british-h-m-apologises-for-racist-advert.15029/

 

[Hecht]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/british-h-m-apologises-for-racist-advert.15029/