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Days later, I’m still dumbfounded by H&M and their “Coolest monkey in the jungle” gaffe.
Call it lack of diversity, embedded racism or whatever you’d like, it’s an error which can never happen. With H&M being tarred and feathered (and rightfully so), a giant positive potentially has emerged from the ashes.
Directly following the ad’s release, P Diddy was one of several celebrities vocal on social media with his Instagram post above. He’s now following up his words with his checkbook, here’s how courtesy of Metro.Co.Uk.
P Diddy has seemingly responded to the whirlwind of controversy sparked by the H&M ad which features a black child wearing a jumper with the slogan ‘Coolest monkey in the jungle.’ It’s thought that he’s planning on hiring the little lad to model for his own brand, Sean John. It’s even thought there’s a $1mil contract on the table. There’s no word yet if the lad has accepted, and Diddy’s people refused to comment when approached by Metro.co.uk, but it would certainly be one heck of an outcome to the sh*tstorm caused by the controversy.
It’s great to see anger and outrage married with action. Great job and kudos to P Diddy if these reports are accurate.
