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And racist out here still calling black folks 'porch monkeys'. You ain't gonna have a little black boy modeling this when Trayvon and Tamir's killers are free. It just blows my mind how often big corporations wanna try us everyday.

Don’t think we’re not onto your racist propaganda. When you know about Ota Benga’s story, things like this enrage you even more. The controversy erupted Sunday night when Twitter users sounded off on the apparel, which was sold on the retailer’s UK and US websites. “This image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologize to anyone this may have offended,” H&M spokeswoman Anna Eriksson told CNN Money Monday, Jan. The retail company was selling a children’s hoodie modeled by a Black boy which read, “Coolest Monkey In the Jungle.” Swedish fashion brand H&M has apologized after outrage poured out surrounding an ad many deemed racist. Poor judgement possibly but I doubt they've done it deliberately.H&M has pulled the offending hoodie from its website. Views like this are what keeps stereotyping and racism alive /P9zieuXsMhĪre people really getting offended by the advert?! How many times have you heard kids be referred to as cheeky monkeys. The only thing that makes it racist is people viewing it as the stereotype of black people being deemed monkey’s. This whole thing about H&M is stupid… it’s not at all racist it’s simply a kid modelling the hoodie.

Others however viewed the issue in a different light.

i’m deeply offended and will not be working with anymore… /P3023iYzAb Woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo. While we note the apology as necessary we cannot accept that it's sufficient based on the amount of damage it has caused. We are absolutely appalled by this racist advertisement attributed to which strips the child in the green of basic human dignity. The company received major backlash from people on social media who labelled the image ‘racist.’Īrts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa tweeted:

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