H&M is not the only major company to be hit by an advertisement scandal in recent years. All rational people should agree that the store should not be allowed to continue operating in South Africa.”
#SAPS members had to intervene and dispersed the group of protesters by firing rubber bullets.”įloyd Shivambu from EFF said: ‘That nonsense of a clothing store is now facing consequences for its racism. “At the East Rand Mall the protesters managed to enter the shop & stole several items. “Several incidents of protests at H&M stores around the province have been reported,” South African police (SAPS) said in a tweet. 'Omo-Agege is a Christian' - Catholic Church kicks against rumours.Old naira: Abia govt threatens to sanction business owners, others.Election: Venezuela's Maduro says he doesn't care what int'l community thinks.You won’t see me anywhere near your shops these days hm.”Ī spokeswoman for the retailer said: “This image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologise to anyone this may have offended.
“It’s a projection of your neocolonial thinking. We have to do better.”Ī person tweeting under the handle vulkaanrots said they would boycott the store: “So the black kid gets to wear the H&M sweater with ‘Coolest monkey in the jungle’ and the white kid with ‘Survival expert’. If you look at other sweaters in same category, they have white kids. hm do you think this imagery is an appropriate representation of a young black boy?”Īlex Medina, who works in brand design, tweeted: “In the year 2018 there’s no way brands/art directors can be this negligent and lack awareness.
The Labour MP Kate Osamor tweeted: “I was totally shocked, dismayed to say the very least, to find this online imagine. One bears the words “Mangrove jungle” and “Official survival expert” the other has outlines of various animals including giraffes and tigers. The image of the model in the green hoodie has been removed from the H&M website two similar designs modelled by white children remain.
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