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| Above, the offending photograph. |
Clothing retailer H & M has a major public relations problem after an ad for a line of sweatshirts smacked of racism.
According to the Seattle Times:
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer The Weeknd said Monday that he will no longer work with H&M after the clothing company posted an ad of a black child in a sweatshirt with the words “Coolest monkey in the jungle” on the front.
Many people criticized the image on social media, calling it racist. H&M removed the image Monday and apologized to anyone it “may have offended.”
The Weeknd, who has a clothing line at the retailer, said on Twitter that he was “shocked and embarrassed” by the photo.
“I’m deeply offended and will not be working with @hm anymore,” he wrote.
How could anyone in their designing department miss that? Anyone with common sense would find the sweatshirt's words eye-popping. Where were the kid's parents? I can't blame The Weeknd for his reaction.
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