H&M is under fire for racist hoodie

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wut


Not even surprised she tries so hard to be black and she still cant get it right that whiteness still shines strong in this one
 
22 Black Owned Alternatives to H&M

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https://shoppeblack.us/2018/01/hm-alternatives/

Another day, another episode of corporate disrespect. This time from H&M who thought it would ok to use an ad showing a young Black boy wearing a sweatshirt saying “Coolest Monkey In The Jungle”.

It shouldn’t take something like this to remind us that there are MANY other Black owned fashion brands that make casual wear and that actually appreciate your money. Here are some:

Black Owned Alternatives to H&M
Savoir Faire

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FROM CHRIS CLASSIC, THE CREATOR OF THE VIRAL “CORRECTED” IMAGE.
Fly Robotics

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The Marathon Clothing

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Sweet Knowledge

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The BLAIRISMS

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HGC Apparel

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Sir&Madame

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Fly Nerd

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Philadelphia Print Works

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Buried N Kulture

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Power in One

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The Brooklyn Circus

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SMPL Industries

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10.DEEP

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HSTRY

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Beautiful In Every Shade

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Daily Paper

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Kingdom Native

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Because Of Them We Can

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On.Us.Tees

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Black Vibe Tribe

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Pop Caven

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None of those are really H&M alternatives ...

Just clothing stores that are black owned, no?

Alternatives would be like Uniqlo, Zara, and to a certain extent J. Crew. Dunno if there are any out there that are black owned though.
I think this thought process is part of the problem. Our alternatives are whatever we chose to make it. Boxing ourselves in and thinking the only other options are other giant companies that don’t have our interests at heart is going to send us down the same road years from now.

If we take our earning power and support some of these small brands, they can be as big if not bigger than interchangeable J Crew and Zara.

So if it’s the size of the company that disqualifies those black owned brands as alternatives, I think that’s a weak reason. At some point, we’re going to have to start thinking outside of the box they’ve fashioned for us. With the internet, I can find 10 black owned brands with quality and designs equal or better than HM in 20 seconds.
 
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