Forever 21 Issues Apology For Hiring White Model To Sell ‘Black Panther’ Wakanda Sweater

The Atlanta Black Star ^ | December 19, 2018 | Daryl Nelson

[2ndDivisionVet]

The clothing chain Forever 21 said they were sorry for hiring a white model to sell its new “Black Panther” sweater, which has the words “Wakanda Forever” on the front.

Of course, the film “Black Panther” broke ground, not only in the box office, but for being the first Black superhero movie to get major studio backing. The predominantly Black cast was also a different look for a superhero film, so many believed the person who modeled the sweater should’ve been Black....

[Moonmad27]

Who would they have gotten to sell Cartoon Network Samurai Jack t-shirts? It was a Japanese samurai voiced by black actor Phil LaMarr.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

“Liberals are putting whites as the new Jews.”

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This time, the “Jews” are armed.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Did Forever 21 just assume race? They’re worse than Hitler.

[PGR88]

That is one gay sweater

[cherry]

I don't go to all black movies, etc....I wouldn't go to all asian either...or all jewish....etc.

I don't go to movies because they have white characters....

[zeestephen]

LOL!

The Black Panther character was created and made famous by white guys!

[zeestephen]

LOL, again!

I just checked Wiki.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the two white guys who created the comic book character Black Panther, were both Jewish.

Someone better tell Louis Farrakhan, Al Sharpton, and LeBron James!

[Eagles6]

Yes and yes.

It is just about too funny though.

[Cowboy Bob]

In the new Mary, Queen of Scots film, they have several blacks, including sodiers and one of the Queens hand maidens.

[blondiegoodbadugly]

I think you nailed it.

[blondiegoodbadugly]

Who will feed “that many”? /r

[blondiegoodbadugly]

double - YEP!

[blondiegoodbadugly]

I don’t go to movies because I can’t afford them.

And I haven’t heard of a new one coming that interests me.

Any new Eastwood or Costner movies coming out?

[Mark17]

Who will feed “that many”? /r

They are not thinking this out very well.

[Mark17]

Any new Eastwood or Costner movies coming out?

The Mule.

[SMGFan]

but a AA man can wear Captain America sweater?

[jonrick46]

This PC crap fits people who like to hate. At the drop of a hat the hate trigger goes off with them. Maybe as the spirit of Christ goes out of their hearts, hate moves in. I wonder if they are the embodiment of Mr. Scrooge during Christmas?

[Ikeon]

Serioooously? Its time we put race behind us and stop a huge waste of time in our lives.

[Ikeon]

Blade says Hi..lololo. I almost fell.out of my chair!

[BradyLS]

That’s the weirdest, most Orwellian thing about all this. There was a movie—a series!—and Hollywood pretends it never existed.