Mother of Boy In H&M “Monkey” Ad Responds!

The mother of a black child who was featured in a controversial H&M ad for a hoodie that read, "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle," said that people calling it racially insensitive need to "get over it." In a series of since-deleted Facebook posts, the mom, Terry Mango, of Stockholm, Sweden, said she didn't support the backlash over the ad — which even prompted The Weeknd and G-Eazy to cut ties with the brand. "Am the mum and this is one of hundreds of outfits my son has modelled," Mango wrote. "Stop crying wolf all the time, unnecessary issue here … get over it." Mango continued: "If I bought that jumper and put it on him and posted it on my pages, would that make me racist? I get pples opinion, but they are not mine." H&M has apologized several times for the image, saying they meant no harm.

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