socks 32,253 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 the clothing firm H&M are in the shit after running this advert ...... 1 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 ....if that’s true someone’s career has just gone down the shitter .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollieollie 766 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Damned if you do damned if you dont.......... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,764 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 What amount of idiots didn't see there being problems putting that advert out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,772 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Would it been ok on a white kid? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 So is the person complaining trying to say the kid looks like a monkey? Obviously the advertising company didn't think that. These do-gooders are so racist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Who complained cheeta?lol 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,997 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 On 09/01/2018 at 06:47, socks said: the clothing firm H&M are in the shit after running this advert ...... Expand A better caption would have been: ”My Mum and dad are in Primark with 800 of my closet relatives!” 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,906 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 If its that big a deal why didn't the parents who will have been at the shoot say "Nope,my kids not wearing that top"? On 09/01/2018 at 07:56, forest of dean redneck said: Would it been ok on a white kid? Expand Exactly. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,565 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 is it just because of his colour ,i bet if he was white nothing would of been said Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,997 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I feel a big claim coming from the Milky Bar Kid ! 3 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,967 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 of course nothing would have been said if he was white......why would it....how often is the term monkey used in the same derogerty fashion as its used against black people..... i cant belive whilst doing the photo shoot.....they couldnt see the shit storm it would cause,,,,and like has been said...what were the parants thinking. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,906 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 On 09/01/2018 at 09:31, WILF said: I feel a big claim coming from the Milky Bar Kid ! Expand Classic yup,he is still having counselling for trauma Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollieollie 766 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 On 09/01/2018 at 07:47, Welsh_red said: What amount of idiots didn't see there being problems putting that advert out Expand Lots of very well paid idiots This kind of thing highlights many problems we have in this messed up world, the liberal bandwagon protecting people who neither need or want protecting, forcing us to make sure anything we do meets a long list of criteria so's not to offend any particular strand of society, convincing people things are racist when they're not thus feeding this kind of irrational national atmosphere... i could go on. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 It got what they were looking for. Racist or a very very clever marketing ploy 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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