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Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by freshkpomo(m): 5:31pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
South African police Saturday
intervened to
clear protesters trashing outlets of Swedish
clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz in
Johannesburg over a controversial
advertisement of a black child.
A photo on the company’s online website
of
a black boy wearing a green hoodie with
the inscription “coolest monkey in the
jungle” had triggered outrage on social
media and among observers worldwide.
The company has pulled the photograph
but
the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) — a
radical group set up by the expelled head of
the youth wing of the ruling African
National
Congress — organised protests at several
H&M outlets in and around Johannesburg.
Video footage showed activists trashing
displays, kicking over and pulling down
clothes rails as well as pushing over
mannequins.
“Several incidents of protests at H&M stores
around the province have been reported,”
South African police (SAPS) said in a tweet.
“At the East Rand Mall the protesters
managed to enter the shop & stole several
items. #SAPS members had to intervene and
dispersed the group of protesters by firing
rubber bullets.”
Floyd Shivambu from EFF said: ‘That @hm
nonsense of a clothing store is now facing
consequences for its racism. All rational
people should agree that the store should
not be allowed to continue operating in
South Africa.”
H&M is not the only major company to be
hit
by an advertisement scandal in recent
years.
Spanish clothing brand Zara in 2014
removed striped pyjamas with a yellow star
after facing outrage over its resemblance to
clothes worn by Jewish prisoners in
concentration camps.
And in October last year, personal care
brand Dove apologised after it was accused
of racism for airing a commercial showing
a
black woman turning into a white woman
after removing her top.
source:vangaurdngr
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Re: Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by Alejoa(f): 6:01pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
What an insensitive advert.... I can bet similar thing will almost go unnoticed in Nigeria... Let alone bring about a protest.... We need more than youth social media activism to advance our course in Nigeria 5 Likes
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Re: Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by countryfive: 6:04pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
Africans are killed on the streets of SA by black south Africans so why are they protesting ? they started it now they are offended . 3 Likes |
Re: Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by SalamRushdie: 6:07pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
Black people have become a very insecure and complex driven race , the only thing we blacks do now is react to primitive content of color and race while ignoring the endless possibilities the world currently offers .. 5 Likes |
Re: Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by freshkpomo(m): 6:18pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
Alejoa:u have spoken like a princess!! |
Re: Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by happy200(m): 6:58pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
To me South Africa is like a depreciating company that lost it's competent and effective manager to a looser (management) hence it's depreciation |
Re: Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by happy200(m): 6:59pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
SalamRushdie: |
Re: Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by Nobody: 7:19pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
Black South Africans are all azzholes, they should deal with their sh1t. 1 Like |
Re: Protests In Johannesburg Over ‘racist’ Advert by Alejoa(f): 4:55am On Jan 14, 2018 |
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