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H and m ad. with black kid in green sweatshirt
H and m ad. with black kid in green sweatshirt






h and m ad. with black kid in green sweatshirt h and m ad. with black kid in green sweatshirt

The image has been removed from all online channels and the product will not be for sale in the United States,” wrote H&M in a statement obtained by Fox News. “We sincerely apologize for offending people with this image of a printed hooded top. H&M was forced to offer an apology on Monday after posting an online advertisement featuring a black child modeling a sweatshirt reading “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle.” Marchesa designs absent from Golden Globes red carpet Kellogg’s apologizes for racially insensitive Corn Pops cartoon Mirzaie said the company had committed to manufacture some of its products in South Africa and had also entered into a collaboration with a South African fashion designer.H&M slammed for dramatic sizing discrepancies

h and m ad. with black kid in green sweatshirt

She said two local advertising campaigns were launched in collaboration with a local creative agency. Mirzaie said another commitment following the incident was that the company’s global marketing teams needed to work with local South African black-owned marketing and creative agencies. She said the workshops were for the entire management group in South Africa‚ including store managers‚ assistant store managers and all regional teams. “Locally‚ we have had collaborations with the IJR where diversity and inclusiveness workshops were carried out in May and August‚” Mirzaie said. She said although the company had over 170‚000 employees from diverse backgrounds worldwide‚ it recognised the need to increase awareness and education across the organisation‚ not just in terms of what met the eye but also diversity in terms of thoughts and perspective. She said after the outcry‚ the company had met organisations including the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR). “Our position was and still is very clear: this was a big mistake and we simply got it wrong‚” said Mirzaie.

h and m ad. with black kid in green sweatshirt

Mirzaie said questions were raised after the incident about whether H&M was a racist company.








H and m ad. with black kid in green sweatshirt