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Right so you have probably all seen it on the news and in the papers regarding the kid who was used to model a hoodie for H&M with the words "Coolest monkey in the jungle" written on it.
Now people are all up in arms about this calling H&M out on this saying it is racist and the company should know better. However personally I do not know what all the fuss is about, people are definitely getting way too offended and defensive over it. I thought the whole point of not being racist was to see past skin colour? We are all supposed to be equal are we not, so why should this be classed as racist when it wouldn't have been if a white kid was modelling the hoodie?
Surely the only way we stamp out racism in the world is by not playing the racism card at every opportunity and learning the difference of when something is being used in a derogatory manner and when it is not.
On another note the N word is a big one for me, black people call each other it all the time however they find it very offensive if someone of a different skin colour uses the word. Surely if it upset them that much they would stop using it themselves? Maybe they should set the example by not using it.
But then it all ties back to my previous point of in what way things are said I guess. What is your thought on the subject? Surely in order to move forward in the world, we have to leave the past in the past and stop getting offended so easily, especially when we know things are not said or done in a derogatory way.
Now people are all up in arms about this calling H&M out on this saying it is racist and the company should know better. However personally I do not know what all the fuss is about, people are definitely getting way too offended and defensive over it. I thought the whole point of not being racist was to see past skin colour? We are all supposed to be equal are we not, so why should this be classed as racist when it wouldn't have been if a white kid was modelling the hoodie?
Surely the only way we stamp out racism in the world is by not playing the racism card at every opportunity and learning the difference of when something is being used in a derogatory manner and when it is not.
On another note the N word is a big one for me, black people call each other it all the time however they find it very offensive if someone of a different skin colour uses the word. Surely if it upset them that much they would stop using it themselves? Maybe they should set the example by not using it.
But then it all ties back to my previous point of in what way things are said I guess. What is your thought on the subject? Surely in order to move forward in the world, we have to leave the past in the past and stop getting offended so easily, especially when we know things are not said or done in a derogatory way.
