H&M Got RELENTLESSLY Dragged For Putting A Black Boy In A “Coolest Monkey In The Jungle” Hoodie
H&M Dragged For Monkey Sweatshirt
What in the blue hell is H&M doing? The retail chain has a new line of kid sweatshirts and one featured a black kid in a green sweatshirt that said “Coolest Monkey In The Jungle.” Are you freaking serious? It’s 2018, guys. You have to be smarter than this dumb ish. Even if you weren’t TRYING to be racist, you still were too dumb to ask the right questions and get this changed. This is absolutely ridiculous.
. @hm, have you lost your damned minds?!?!?! pic.twitter.com/EYuCXLZtv3
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 8, 2018
So you know what happens next: the epic, epic dragging that they absolutely deserve big time. Take a look at the outrage…
Every company should invest in training that encompasses cultural competency and sensitivity. It is absolutely necessary. @hm pic.twitter.com/efMR0oL3jx
— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) January 8, 2018
.@hm is cancelled 🚫🚫 whose idea was this pic.twitter.com/9fHX2gz05g
— AVIATION (@planet_aviation) January 7, 2018
.@hm what type of drugs are y’all on. pic.twitter.com/KwuhlNHTwW
— + (@JAKELORDX) January 8, 2018
In the year 2018 there’s no way brands/art directors can be this negligent and lack awareness. If look at other sweaters in same category they have white kids. We have to do better. pic.twitter.com/Av4bS4t6yn
— alex medina (@mrmedina) January 8, 2018
Who’s stupid idea was this??? @hm 🤨 pic.twitter.com/ne1IEYwoeR
— EbabyKobby🇬🇭 (@ebabykobby) January 8, 2018
If y’all don’t want to go out of business, it would be best to fix this. @hm https://t.co/jZemGzqSK8
— Danielle Ayoka (@MysticxLipstick) January 8, 2018
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omds I was checking for this on their site and they have this jumper in different colours but with different quotes pic.twitter.com/IRAsPOLTqf
— damilola (@damssss_) January 7, 2018
Coolest. Monkey. In. The. Jungle. 🤦🏾♂️
Anti black advertising never seems to learn. Did you not run this by anyone Black? Or with common sense? @hm needs to do better. Until then, myself and others will drag you. pic.twitter.com/QA3mFl4OIo
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) January 8, 2018
I was totally shocked, dismayed to say the very least to find this online imagine. @hm do you think this imagery is an appropriate representation of a young black boy? pic.twitter.com/ylCIMZHVtv
— Kate Osamor (@KateOsamor) January 8, 2018
Someone at @hm is SOOO getting fired. I’m #speechless pic.twitter.com/59CY36fboN
— jeffstaple (@jeffstaple) January 8, 2018
Could someone possibly explain to me at @hm on how this got approved?
Having a black child in a hoodie with the slogan “Coolest Monkey In The Jungle”
Absolutely Disgusting 😡 pic.twitter.com/BIMjIVDqYX
— Leila Gurruwiwi (@alielmg88) January 8, 2018
So, they are doing a Tarzan in the jungle theme with these kids?! I just can’t… @hm https://t.co/ByIJSrCoU5
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 8, 2018
Parents Needed Money That Bad …Nobody saw Anything Wrong with this ..Or are the words Edited after the Shoot? ..either way @hm Trash …these Companies do stunts like this for Attention anyway ..this ain’t a ‘Mistake’ pic.twitter.com/UwMC8GrEBN
— AMAZINACE (@AMAZINACE) January 8, 2018
– In the year 2018 there’s no way brands/art directors can be this negligent and lack awareness. Whoever @hm marketing signed this off is deffo smoking crack. Ps I'm never spending a penny there again! Your on the same #blacklist as club @dstrktlondon pic.twitter.com/uPpN3I37mX
— Arnold Oceng (@ArnoldOceng) January 8, 2018
.@hm this is inappropriate, offensive, and racist. Why is the white kid "a jungle survivor" and the black kid the "coolest monkey in the jungle"? How do you think this is okay? REMOVE this and the clothing piece. This is completely distasteful! #racist #hm https://t.co/uati7eI0Io pic.twitter.com/WSF9Wiksio
— Selene Arianela (@ArianelaSelene) January 8, 2018
Soooo @hm. This hoodie and accompanying promo pic made it past every eye in your corporate office? Fire everybody. Throw the whole office away. https://t.co/A7FVfqFlLj pic.twitter.com/eNZ3klvY3U
— YBF CHIC (@TheYBF) January 8, 2018
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