
H&M and the racism scandal
Early 2018, the clothing retailer H&M was widely criticized for an image of an African American child modelling in a sweatshirt that said “coolest monkey in the jungle.” Consumers deemed the H&M campaign racist and inconsiderate for its reference to an animal often used in racial insults.
H&M removed the image and issued a public apology.
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