via BlackAmericaWeb: There has been an international outrage over Liam Mango, the five-year-old model, who wore a “Coolest Monkey In The Jungle” hoodie for an H&M advertisement. Protests have occurred in South Africa, forcing 17 stories to temporarily close. Terry Mango, the boy’s mother, briefly spoke out on social media, claiming “it wasn’t a big deal.” Now, […]
via News5: LeBron James is among the voices, famous and otherwise, outraged by an H&M advertisement. The ad shows a black child in a sweatshirt with the words, “Coolest monkey in the jungle.” H&M has apologized and removed the image, but not before it circulated and was widely called out on social media as racist and inappropriate. […]
