Baju rasis: 'Coolest monkey in the jungle'

[kasturi]

Critics call for boycott of H&M over advert for 'coolest monkey in the jungle' child's hoodie featuring a black model
8 January 2018

High street giant H&M has come under fire over a controversial advert for a children's top which shoppers have labelled 'racist'. The Swedish fashion chain is selling a green hooded top on its UK and US websites. The image, which has since been taken down from website in the wake of the uproar, shows a young boy modelling the £7.99 hooded top.

Even those who doubted the brand was being racist admitted there should have been more awareness of how the image could be perceived. The online listing for the garment, which is made for children aged 18 months to 10 years, is still available to buy online but no longer features the image of the child model.

A spokesman for H&M told MailOnline: 'This image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologise to anyone this may have offended.'

Customers took to Twitter to question whether H&M were being 'casually racist', pointing out that 'monkey' has long been used as a racial slur:

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-boycott-H-M-racist-advert.html#ixzz53et26UY2

 

[johor1976]

White people yg racist mmg gelar black tu monkey.

 

[kopirait]

White people yg racist mmg gelar black tu monkey.

rasis macam DAP ke?

 

[silasroon]

White people yg racist mmg gelar black tu monkey.

Adakah sama dengan brown people di Malaysia yang gelar black di sini kicap??

 

[amieshoro]

coolest monkey in jungle???

george of the jungle kata, dia lebih suka begini "Awesome monkey in the jungle!"

 

[cek mek molek]

Diorang sepatutnya letakkan budak lelaki kulit putih instead yg modelkan baju ni yg tertera coolest monkey in the jungle, ke mcmana

 

[Emy_Ezra]

Nigga hati tisu

 

[babyblacky]

issue sensitip nie...

 

[akuehebat]

tau plak rasis dan sensitif..tang kutuk dan rasis pada muslim, xde plak dorg y black tu kisah..

 

[johor1976]

tau plak rasis dan sensitif..tang kutuk dan rasis pada muslim, xde plak dorg y black tu kisah..

Itulah. Br je nk post mcm ni