H&M slammed for racism after showing black boy in coolest monkey in the jungle hoodie

[oberliner]

Clothing giant H&M has been slammed for racism after featuring a photo of a young black boy wearing a “coolest monkey in the jungle’ hoodie.

The hoodie, available at the store’s United Kingdom page as a “printed hooded top,” was noticed Sunday by social media users such as blogger Stephanie Yeboah, whose outraged screen capture of the offering went viral.

H&M, based in Sweden, apologized Monday morning on what many said was an insensitive association between the young model and a hateful slur against black people.

"This image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologise to anyone this may have offended," it told the Daily News in a terse statement.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/h-m-slammed-racism-coolest-monkey-jungle-hoodie-article-1.3744160

[hlthe2b]

1. Who would be so clueless as to do this (giving tremendous benefit-of-the doubt that it was not

intentional)?

[oberliner]

2. Perhaps because the company is based in Europe?

They might not get the implication - I don't know.

[whathehell]

3. It appeared in the UK, and they should know better. n/t

[oberliner]

4. Yes, I agree

Pretty awful error in judgment - or worse.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. How fucking tone deaf can one get?