{"id":7582,"date":"2018-01-16T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T09:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7582"},"modified":"2026-01-09T06:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:19:39","slug":"protesters-ransack-south-african-hm-stores-over-racist-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/01\/protesters-ransack-south-african-hm-stores-over-racist-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Ransack South African H&M Stores Over Racist Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 \u2013  Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H&M, a Swedish multinational clothing-retail company, faces a backlash when an image of a black child models a sweatshirt with the slogan “coolest monkey in the jungle” came out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This led to protesters running amok in some H&M stores in South Africa to express their anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to know more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/protesters-ransack-south-african-h-m-stores-over-racist-ad-n837506<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What are your thoughts on H&M’s advert? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What are your thoughts on the protesters action?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Speak about another company that was involved in a similar controversial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. H&M already issued an apology for the racist advert. How do you think this kind of advert or controversy can affect a company like H&M?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Share your thoughts about protests over corporate wrongdoing turning violent in South Africa. Has there ever been a similar incident in your country? Talk about it.
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