Cops monitoring H&M protests at Gauteng malls
H&M - Hennes & Mauritz AB - a Swedish multinational clothing-retail company was involved in a race row earlier this week when a photo depicting a black child modelling a sweatshirt with the slogan "coolest monkey in the jungle", sparked widespread outrage on social media, with local and worldwide celebrities blasting the retailer.
Activists in South Africa have trashed H&M stores in protest at the clothing retailer's advert for its "coolest monkey in the jungle" hoodie that featured a black child model.
"I'm deeply offended and will not be working with [H&M] anymore", he tweeted.
Violence spilled over in at least four malls as the latest race row to engulf the Swedish brand escalated, forcing the police police to fire rubber bullets at protesters.
The Menlyn store was shut after it was completely trashed by the angry protesters. Some held signs that said "H&M say "hello" to coolest monkeys" and "away with H&M racist tendencies".
H&M stores in other areas are reported to have been closed, and police are monitoring the situation.
Читайте также: India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Blind Cricket World CupSocial media users also reported protests at other stores in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
The wave of the mass store invasions, which had clearly been well organised in advance, began shortly after the stores opened for Saturday trading, with pictures and videos of the chaos lit up social media.
"We have a responsibility to be aware of and attuned to all racial and cultural sensitivities - and we have not lived up to this responsibility this time".
"This incident is accidental in nature, but this doesn't mean we don't take it extremely serious or understand the upset and discomfort it has caused".
The firm's spokesperson, Amelia-May Woudstra, said the company was sorry for the ad, "We sincerely apologize for offending customers with an image of a printed hooded top that was published on selected global online channels".
"We will now be doing everything we possibly can to prevent this from happening again in future. Get over it", Terry Mango wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post.
При любом использовании материалов сайта и дочерних проектов, гиперссылка на обязательна.«» 2007 - 2018 Copyright.
Автоматизированное извлечение информации сайта запрещено.
Код для вставки в блог
Related:
-
HSBC (HSBA) Trading 3.8% Higher
The company presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of GBX 748.33 ($10.15). BNP Paribas downgraded HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) on Tuesday, March 29 to "Underperform" rating.CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (COMM)
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company accumulated 400 shares or 0% of the stock. 5,921 were reported by Sg Americas Secs. The firm has "Neutral" rating by Longbow given on Friday, August 4. (NASDAQ:COMM) on Thursday, November 2 with "Buy" rating.Juno Therapeutics Inc (JUNO) Director Sells $613424.04 in Stock
The firm owned 59,813 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after buying an additional 4,462 shares during the period. Juno Therapeutics Inc . on 9/29/2017 reported its EPS as $-0.65 with the analysts projecting the EPS of the stock as $-0.61. -
American Electric Power Co Inc (NYSE:AEP) Quarterly Sentiment Change Report
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. 128 funds opened positions while 644 raised stakes. The Earnings Yield for American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NYSE:AEP) earned "Buy" rating by SunTrust on Monday, December 4.Darrell Duffie Sells 500 Shares of Moody's Co. (NYSE:MCO) Stock
Media headlines about Moody's (NYSE:MCO) have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The stock of Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) has "Equal-Weight" rating given on Tuesday, July 25 by Morgan Stanley.Quique Sanchez Flores rejects chance to replace Mark Hughes
First-team coach Eddie Niedzwiecki will take charge of Monday's Premier League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford. He said: "I'm not going to talk about me on such an important day for Espanyol ". -
12-Year-Old Twin Sister Among 17 Dead In California Mudslides
The huge wildfire that led to this week's devastating debris flows in Montecito, California, is finally 100 per cent contained. This series of before and after images illustrate the damage in the Montecito area where some of the worst impacts were felt.Valero Energy Partners (VLP) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Credit Suisse Group
The pipeline company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.68 by ($0.03). The New York-based Douglass Winthrop Advsr Ltd Liability Company has invested 0.17% in Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG).Trump is nothing but a racist - Mahama
His comment that some of the hateful white supremacist demonstrators who turned up in Charlottesville, Va., were "fine people". A few hours earlier he wrote: "The language used by me at the Daca meeting was tough, but this was not the language used". -
Klopp revels in Van Dijk's 'fairytale' debut
Liverpool and Everton meet Friday in a bonus edition of the Merseyside Derby in the third round of the FA Cup. Klopp lauded the Netherlands global , revealing he only chose to hand Van Dijk his debut on game day.Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) Cut to "Neutral" at Bank of America
The stock of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) has "Hold" rating given on Wednesday, June 21 by BMO Capital Markets. Moreover, Godsey Gibb Associate has 1.66% invested in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) for 151,060 shares.Deutsche Bank Reaffirms Buy Rating for Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)
Physicians Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in Novo Nordisk A/S during the third quarter valued at about $145,000. Secor Advsr Limited Partnership owns 32,150 shares. 42,900 were accumulated by Arrowmark Colorado Holdings Limited Liability.