Coolest Monkey in the Jungle

"The clothing retailer H&M apologized on Monday for an image appearing in its online store that showed a black child model wearing a hooded sweatshirt that said “coolest monkey in the jungle.” The company removed the image on Monday and said it would also pull the shirt from its stores worldwide."

What the actual Fvuck?

African Americans are becoming the biggest racists themselves making everyone apologize if something seems offensive to them.These people seem to be offended whenever 2+2=4 on any given day.I wonder which one of the H&M competitors paid some people to be “offended” by this advertisement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/business/hm-monkey.html

Yeah it’s pretty funny. I think it’s mostly Americans who are outraged because Swedes probably don’t even get the connotation of this…

I think it’s a dumb shirt, regardless if it’s offensive or not. Wouldn’t ever buy that for my kid or any kid.

My wife calls my 2 year old a monkey from time to time. I didn’t know I married a racist.

I summoned my cat yesterday by saying “cat” rather than her formal name. I feel horrible realizing that I’m a specist and probably sexist as well.

How do you know she identifies as a cat?!

That is not racist. Here is an example of some garments with actual racist connotation.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/01/10/kings-school-board-member-resigns-amid-racist-jersey-scandal-breaks-my-christian-heart/1020247001/

Mama was queen of the mambo Papa was king of the Congo Deep down in the jungle I started bangin’ my first bongo

Every monkeyed like to be In my place instead of me 'Cause I’m the king of bongo, baby I’m the king of bongo bong

I went to the big town Where there is a lot of sound From the jungle to the city Looking for a bigger crown

So I play my boogie For the people of big city But they don’t go crazy When I’m bangin’ in my boogie

I’m the “king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong” Hear me when I come King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong They say that I’m a clown

Making too much dirty sound They say there is no place for little monkey in this town Nobody’d like to be in my place instead of me Cause nobody go crazy when I’m bangin’ on my boogie

Manu Chao, Bongo Bong

Here is the response from the mom

“Am the mum and this is one of hundreds of outfits my son has modelled.” “Stop crying wolf all the time, unnecessary issue here … get over it.” “If I bought that jumper and put it on him and posted it on my pages, would that make me racist? I get pples opinion, but they are not mine.”

https://nypost.com/2018/01/11/mother-of-boy-in-hms-coolest-monkey-ad-says-get-over-it/

the word mum just makes me lol

Way too old for duck face.

how about “McDonalds pokes fun at boring museums in ad and McDonalds pulls ad because boring museums are offended for being called boring”. come on! we can’t even joke about how a boring faceless institution is known for being excruciatingly boring?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mcdonalds-apology-museums-1.4483046

That is mad f****d up bro.