After receiving severe backlash on social media for their controversial'coolest monkey in the jungle' advertisement featuring a black child model,clothing brand H&M has issued an apology for the same and taken the picturedown from their website.
Due to the mass outrage over the advertisement, H&M has stated thatthey would pull the jumper from all of their outlets. The advertisement wasbranded "racist" and "unacceptable" by many, includingseveral celebrities like The Weeknd, LeBron James and Diddy.
Controversy seems to be hot on the heels of the retail giant as a fewmonths ago H&M was embroiled in yet another incident which amounted topublic flak. The clothing brand faced major setbacks from animal rightsorganisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after a hoodiebearing the slogan' Dogfight in Random Alley' was put up for purchase. PETAsaid that the hoodie sent out a "dangerous message" to the society.That time too, H&M retracted the sweatshirt from its stores.