Everybody knows how the celebrity effect works.
You get the attention that you wanted and all your small actions become magnified.
You did good? Oh, good job.
You did something bad? Oh no, this is going down.
Well, same thing applies to everything well-known.
Politicians, schools, companiesโฆ
Yesterday (Jan 8), clothing giant H&M was under fire (maybe still is) for posting an advertisement that seems to suggest some racism.
It apologised and removed the advertisement, according to Channel NewsAsia.
What happened
H&M released a photo via their website of a black boy wearing a clothing product that says โcoolest monkey in the jungleโ.
This sparked anger among many netizens.
Whose idea was it at @hm to have this little sweet black boy wear a jumper that says โcoolest monkey in the jungleโ?
I mean. What. pic.twitter.com/6AJfMdQS4L
โ Stephanie Yeboah (@NerdAboutTown) January 7, 2018
woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo. iโm deeply offended and will not be working with @hm anymoreโฆ pic.twitter.com/P3023iYzAb
โ The Weeknd (@theweeknd) January 8, 2018
What about it
For those that werenโt in the know, the word โmonkeyโ is known as a racial slur to black people, typically in the States.
Reply from H&M
โThe image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologise to anyone this may have offended,โ said H&M.
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