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Forever 21 Issues Apology For Hiring White Model To Sell ‘Black Panther’ Wakanda Sweater
The Atlanta Black Star ^
| December 19, 2018
| Daryl Nelson
Posted on 12/24/2018 8:16:15 PM PST by 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 shouldve been Black....
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Business/Economy; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: afrofuturism; blacknationalists; blackpanther; blackseparatists; endwhiteshaming; forever21; liberalbigots; marvel; racism; revisionisthistory; wakandaforever; waronwhites
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
To: 2ndDivisionVet
THIS AIN'T WHITE,
IT'S FRIKKIN' ALBINO !
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posted on
12/25/2018 5:02:15 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true; I have no proof .... but they're true.)
To: knarf
Thats the sweater ? Pass! I just cant see one of the connivence store parking lot loiterers in the hood wearing that.
43
posted on
12/25/2018 5:05:46 AM PST
by
csvset
(illegitimi non carborundum)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
They’re right, the model is all wrong. He should be wearing the sweater over an orange jumpsuit as well.
44
posted on
12/25/2018 5:18:04 AM PST
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
They’re not sorry. It’s a ritual self-flagellation they’re expected to go through. They bow down in abject penance, hoping to be forgiven, but they won’t be.
45
posted on
12/25/2018 5:22:22 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(There are two sexes: male (pronoun HE), and female (pronoun SHE). Denial of this is insanity.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
>> so many believed the person who modeled the sweater shouldve been Black
They need to explain this further.
it is an article of clothing. the movie is a work of fiction. it was enjoyed by people of all colors, religions, and nations.
So only black people can wear it? Like a supremacist badge or something?
46
posted on
12/25/2018 5:33:54 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: Rastus
>>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.
>>
>Blade says, Hi.
Meter Man says, "Hi." (MGM 1993)
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posted on
12/25/2018 5:39:29 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
SJWs and cowards both. Shame.
48
posted on
12/25/2018 5:40:56 AM PST
by
jimfree
(My18 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
To: PGR88
TTIWWOP
Is it too soon to wear this to an Ugly Sweater Contest Party?
49
posted on
12/25/2018 5:44:13 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: PGR88
If the Lion King sweatshirt and a Winger t-shirt had a baby
50
posted on
12/25/2018 5:48:14 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: cherry
>>I wouldn’t go to all asian either
You are missing out on some good Hong Kong action films and comedies
Stephen Chow’s God Of Cooker (trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-bsPK7mlEE
(you can find the film subtitled in English)
51
posted on
12/25/2018 5:53:01 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: SMGFan
>>but a AA man can wear Captain America sweater?
yes
In retrocontinuity history, the super soldier serum was tested on black men without their knowledge or consent until it was perfected and THEN given to a white dude.
52
posted on
12/25/2018 5:56:50 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: Ikeon
Not everyone who posted comments thought that the critics had a point.
I assume the defenders of the ad were black, one pointed out that it took more than just black audiences to make that film the hit it was.
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posted on
12/25/2018 5:58:12 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: knarf
Elves need representation too, yo!
54
posted on
12/25/2018 5:59:13 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: knarf
And wouldn’t his eyes be red if he was albino?
55
posted on
12/25/2018 5:59:34 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: knarf
But maybe you've hit upon something and their next model for the shirt can look something like this
Or even this
56
posted on
12/25/2018 6:03:18 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: csvset
>>Thats the sweater ? Pass! I just cant see one of the connivence store parking lot loiterers in the hood wearing that.
Maybe a petite black girl should be sporting it instead of an androgynous possibly non-binary white male.
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posted on
12/25/2018 6:06:34 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
If we can have a black Annie and Hamilton, then we can have a white folk wearing “black” clothing. Who knew clothing was so racist?
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posted on
12/25/2018 7:27:21 AM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: a fool in paradise
Ah, first time I heard of “Truth : Red, White and Black”
59
posted on
12/25/2018 10:28:10 AM PST
by
SMGFan
To: Leaning Right
There were many races in the Heer.
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posted on
12/25/2018 1:05:05 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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