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The mother of the young boy who was featured in a controversial advert for H&M is speaking out.
The image of a young black boy wearing a shirt which read, ‘coolest monkey on the planet,‘ struck a nerve with many in the African-America community.
While man have called for a boycott of the popular clothing chain over their racially insensitive advertising, the mom of the child featured in the photo seems to think it’s no big deal and want’s everyone to move on.
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The problematic images are finally being criticized and at least one woman is calling for Black men who earn a living on social media re-enforcing stereotypical images of Black women to find something more constructive to do with their talents.
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Remember Claudia Jordan? She’s the chick who was unceremoniously booted from The Real Housewives of Atlanta a few season’s ago.
[READ: True Lies! Claudia Jordan Claims She Wasn’t Fired From #RHOA… (VIDEO)]
Jordan, who just so happens to be bi-racial, has been blasted several times for her colorist commentary.? Not only did she once refer to Xscape member Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle as a ‘waste of light skin’ (click HERE if you missed that), but she’s been caught on tape several times disrespecting darker skinned people and referring to black men as Gorillas.
[READ: Funny or Nah? Claudia Jordan Compares Black Man to Gorilla in Stand Up Routine (VIDEO)]
Well… now we can add another fail to Claudia’s growing list, as her racist attitude rears it’s ugly head yet again when she attempts to explain the type of Black women Donald Trump likes.
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The Swedish clothing retailer has been blasted online after publishing an ad featuring a black child modeling a hoodie with the text ?coolest monkey in the jungle.”
Needless to say, it didn’t go over too well online and they have finally issued an apology of sorts.
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New Years started with a bang at Diddy’s Miami mansion when two reality show stars went to blows!
Diddy’s New Year’s Eve ‘Black Excellence’ party was filled with celebs and while most were on their best be behavior, Love & Hip Hop’s Rah Ali decided it was a great idea to fight Sky from Black Ink Crew as she made an appearance on the red carpet.
The reality ‘star’ also hit the net after being ejected from the bash to explain what happened.
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NEWSFLASH!! Tamar Braxton is taking no prisoners as she closes out 2017! Like, seriously…Tay Tay is on a whole ‘nother messy mission (and I’m here for it)!!
The songstress hit the ‘gram early this morning to spill quite a bit of tea on her estranged husband Vincent Herbert, stating that Vince has a baby on the way by a “friend” of hers whose baby daddy even spilled the tea about her.
All clues are there to suggest that Laura Govan (yes… Gilbert Arena’s baby mama) may be the homewrecking culprit and while I originally suspected that Tamar and Vince were pullin’ a stunt to get y’all to watch their reality show, I’m at a loss for words as to this latest development.
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