WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL WITH H & M SHIRT

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

so if it were a chinese boy or white girl then what?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nkey-hoodie-ad

[SpyderConvert]

I'm sure that this uproar stems from Howard Cosell's famous "Look at that monkey run".

[blacklightning]

so if it were a chinese boy or white girl then what?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nkey-hoodie-ad

Then maybe they should have done just that. Some things are just not cool to do, especially with the climate that we have going on in the world right now.

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

I would like to know what the parents of the child thought about it

[UtahPete]

so if it were a chinese boy or white girl then what?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nkey-hoodie-ad

I think that we're all as a nation still a little bit too sensitive about race issues. One way to look at this flap is that the ones who put the ad together truly are blind to race, gender issues themselves so didn't notice the incongruity. Let's move on to more important things, shall we?

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

I think that we're all as a nation still a little bit too sensitive about race issues. One way to look at this flap is that the ones who put the ad together truly are blind to race, gender issues themselves so didn't notice the incongruity. Let's move on to more important things, shall we?

I think you actually hit the nail on the head, those who made the ad don't see it because they may not be racist in
any way but those who look to find fault always will.

[asp125]

There's no accounting for poor taste.

[Mazo EMS2]

I think you actually hit the nail on the head, those who made the ad don't see it because they may not be racist in
any way but those who look to find fault always will.

BINGO!!! it's just a kid in a sweatshirt...that's all it should be, but some just insist that it's something more. Pretty sad.

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

fight indecent exposure
cover your nuts at al's hubcaps

i got my rim job at
al's hubcaps

these are 2 bumper stickers we have had for over 20 years. now i'm sure an 8 year old would not interpret it the same
as an adult mostly because adults are perverts. don't blame the advertiser when the individual might be at fault.

[wyliec]

I would like to know what the parents of the child thought about it

I was wondering the same, since they must have been there.

[Bob Denman]

fight indecent exposure
cover your nuts at al's hubcaps

i got my rim job at
al's hubcaps

these are 2 bumper stickers we have had for over 20 years. now i'm sure an 8 year old would not interpret it the same
as an adult mostly because adults are perverts. don't blame the advertiser when the individual might be at fault.

WOW!! You sure do offer a wide range of services.
I'd like to make an appointment...

[blacklightning]

There's no accounting for poor taste.

Being an African American, having lived in the south with some of the racist **** that I have seenand heard in my lifetime, it was truly in poor taste. It is kind of like the way people have an issue with the nazi symbol. Unless you have lived it, you will probably not understand.

[Bob Denman]

Being an African American,... ...Unless you have lived it, you will probably not understand.

...
When I see your posts, I only think of the really cool truck!
Or does your screen name actually have more than a single meaning?
I learned a long time ago that what's on the inside, is what truly matters anyway!

[JerryB]

Hi lightning,

Re: Unless you have lived it, you will probably not understand.

I 100% agree with this. As much as I might try, I can never fully understand.

The shirt is in very poor taste. I have no idea if racism intent had anything to do with it ( I hope not ), but it should never have been made.

Re: having lived in the south with some of the racist **** that I have seen

In the spring of 1960 I took a bus from Lackland AFB, TX ( San Antonio area ) to Gunter AFB, AL ( Montgomery area ). We stopped at some small town in Mississippi for lunch. As I walked into the small restaurant I saw a white line going right through the center. While I had seen photos of that before, you cannot fully understand until you see it right in front of you. I will never forget that moment.

When you have a president that says, "there's blame on both sides" as regards the racist gathering in Charlottesville, VA, IMO you have to believe that racism is alive and well in this country.

And the dipstick in the Oval Office is not helping things get better.

Jerry Baumchen

[blacklightning]

...
When I see your posts, I only think of the really cool truck!
Or does your screen name actually have more than a single meaning?

No, Blacklightning is totally for the truck. On another forum I am known as Ebony&Ivory, as I have a black lightning, and had a white terminator.
As for some comments and things that I have seen growing up, I may tend to think about things in a way that others might not.
It is kind of like the way a Jewish person may react to seeing the Nazi simbal, or how a southerner may feel passionate about the confederate flag. Things mean different things to different people.

[Bob Denman]

There should be some room for some sensitivity, AND perhaps some humor!


Oh... EXCELLENT truck!

[blacklightning]

In the spring of 1960 I took a bus from Lackland AFB, TX ( San Antonio area ) to Gunter AFB, AL ( Montgomery area ). We stopped at some small town in Mississippi for lunch. As I walked into the small restaurant I saw a white line going right through the center. While I had seen photos of that before, you cannot fully understand until you see it right in front of you. I will never forget that moment.

Thanks for your understanding. I grew up as a child and remember my dad talking about having to go to a side window at the local drug store to order a hotdog, because you could not go up and order and eat at the counter. He made a conscious decision not to eat out until he could order and pay for his food like anyone else. I was lucky, being the baby of my family, I did not experience segregation as much as my older siblings, but the overtones were still there. We were raised by parents that taught us to respect everyone, and demand respect from everyone. We were a minority also because my parents worked hard and actually owned property, which also seemed to upset some people. We have fought and served in every war and little tiff (some family was in special forces)that this nation has been in since WWII. But somehow it still seems like it is not good enough. I even hunted with guns an ammunition into the 80's, that my dad purchased in the 60's because it was rumored that there would be no guns or bullets sold to African Americans(yes, he stocked up). I didn't always understand my dad's ways, but now I see why he stood up for the things he stood for. If you let things go too long, they will become accepted as OK. I will never believe that any man or woman is above or below another, no matter their race, religion, or gender.

[Bob Denman]

I guess that Mom is okay with the ad:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/...cid=spartandhp

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

then i gues it is as i said, if you are a pervert you see everything in that light, if you are a racist you see everything in that light.

[Bob Denman]

I guess that I applaud her attempt to raise her Child in a color-free World.

[wyliec]

then i gues it is as i said, if you are a pervert you see everything in that light, if you are a racist you see everything in that light.

Did you notice her new instagram handle in the link you provided? @kingofthejungle81

Good for her.