{"id":263798,"date":"2018-12-18T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T23:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/forever-21-apologizes-for-dressing-a-white-model-in-a-black-panther-sweater\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T16:31:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T23:31:00","slug":"forever-21-apologizes-for-dressing-a-white-model-in-a-black-panther-sweater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/forever-21-apologizes-for-dressing-a-white-model-in-a-black-panther-sweater\/","title":{"rendered":"Forever 21 Apologizes for Dressing a White Model in a Black Panther Sweater"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After receiving backlash for dressing a white model in a Wakanda Forever<\/a> sweater, Forever 21 has issued an apology.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, photos of the male model promoting\u00a0Forever 21’s Black Panther<\/em> merchandise appeared online. After the photos surfaced on Twitter, many social media users shared their reaction to the casting choice.<\/p>\n

“They got a super pale, blond, blue-eyed model in a Wakanda Forever sweater…\u00a0[rolling on the floor laughing emojis],” Twitter user @sanefacade<\/a> wrote Tuesday. “I wanna speak to your advertising department, @Forever21. Someone approved this and thought this was going to work.”<\/p>\n

“how the hell @Forever21 putting Eminem<\/a><\/strong> Jr. in the Wakanda Forever sweater,” Twitter user @KyleMaurer<\/a> asked.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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The photos\u00a0have since been removed from the website and replaced with a\u00a0picture of just the Wakanda Forever Fair Isle Sweater.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Wakanda bullshit is this, @Forever21<\/a>? pic.twitter.com\/S4ZVryPXWB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) December 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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“Forever 21 takes feedback on our products and marketing extremely seriously,” the company tells E! News in a statement. “We celebrate all superheroes with many different models of various ethnicities and apologize if the photo in question was offensive in any way.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Hey @Forever21<\/a>, In What Universe Did You Think It Was Ok To Feature A White Model In Wakanda Gear? Granted, Chances Are You Knew It Wasn’t Ok, But Still. As A Former #21Men<\/a> Brand Specialist For The Company, I’m Highly Offended.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark-Paul (@WhoIsMarkPaul) December 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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A Forever 21 tweet,\u00a0which used photos of the model in the sweater, has since been deleted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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