© Provided by Independent Digital News & Media Limited The parents of the boy at the centre of the “racist” H&M hoodie storm have spoken out about the huge reaction the clothing brand as well as the family have received.
Liam Mango was pictured in a hoodie on the H&M website which read ‘coolest monkey in the jungle.’
However after the image was posted online, the company faced a huge backlash, with members of the public calling the decision to use a black child to model the hoodie “racist” and “unacceptable.”Liam Mango was pictured in a hoodie on the H&M website which read ‘coolest monkey in the jungle.’
H&M swiftly apologised and Liam’s parents have now revealed they never saw the hoodie the same way as many members of the public.
Speaking on This Morning from Stockholm, Sweden, mother Terry and father Frank explained they didn’t even know about the hoodie before the internet erupted.
But Terry said even if she’d seen the slogan before, she doesn’t think that would have rung alarm bells for her.
“I wouldn’t see such a connection to anything other than my son modelling a shirt,” Terry explained.
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