GAP apologizes for the racist commercial

[stellarborg]

"“As a brand with a proud 46-year history of championing diversity and inclusivity, we appreciate the conversation that has taken place and are sorry to anyone we’ve offended,” a spokeswoman for the Gap said. “This GapKids campaign highlights true stories of talented girls who are celebrating creative self-expression and sharing their messages of empowerment. We are replacing the image with a different shot from the campaign, which encourages girls and boys everywhere to be themselves and feel pride in what makes them unique.”

http://m.chron.com/life/article/Some-decrying-Gap-Kids-ad-as-racist-7227539.php

What was meant to be a cute ad featuring cute, dancing kids has ballooned into a racial debate on Twitter.

Two of the girls are featured doing acrobatic dance moves, which comes with the original caption "Meet the kids who are proving that girls can do anything."

Meanwhile, a third white girl is shown resting her arm on the head of the only black child in the photo. And that had critics on Twitter up in arms.

— The Root (@TheRoot) April 3, 2016
@GapKids someone needs to get fired. it was ignorant in the first place to have 1 token black girl, then you make her the arm rest?

— La Única (@KALIUCHIS) April 3, 2016 .@GapKids So a Black girl is an inanimate object; a headrest. She looks sad. Other girls can do "anything" though.

 

[Dolomite]

last year called...

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

last year called...

They only got 16% of the representation in that pic

NOT GOOD ENOUGH!! THEY WANT MOAAAARRRRR

 

[RIPWarrior]

Fuck progressives are really unintelligent. You can't help them. Exposing the truth does nothing to them.

These assholes are always thinking about race and how much they hate whites.

 

[stellarborg]

Fuck progressives are really unintelligent. You can't help them. Exposing the truth does nothing to them.

These assholes are always thinking about race and how much they hate whites.

Then why did Gap apologize?

 

[Voodoo_Child906]

Ya in my eyes they're being overly sensitive but then again I don't know what they've gone through to make them that sensitive.

 

[Dolomite]

^ college

 

[n...not crazy]

I just love this stuff, I really do.
Overt, savage oppression of black children, that is.

ps If the girl on the right was black, she'd be a vagina-exposing slut.

 

[Hogey]

Shits so fucking stupid, fucking ignore these people God damnit, else soon we are going to have a department in the police force the goes after anyone for "micro-aggressions" and anything that offends minorities. STOP GIVING IN!

 

[RIPWarrior]

Then why did Gap apologize?

To appease the progressive and racist shitheads?

 

[stellarborg]

last year called...

that's different, first of all the little white girl is clearly appropriating hip hop culture, and second since black girl is a member of institutionally oppressed minority that would be the wrong thing to focus on considering big picture

 

[Poser Caust]

Should we laugh or cry at this ?

 

[RubberGuard5]

that's different, first of all the little white girl is clearly appropriating hip hop culture, and second since black girl is a member of institutionally oppressed minority that would be the wrong thing to focus on considering big picture

That's insane.

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

That's insane.

Yeah, TS is a bastion of insanity.

 

[Thunderflash500]

Liberals want to destroy equality. Usher in segregation of style and culture. They want everyone to recognize that we are all equal but that some of us are more equal. You aren't allowed to speak unless you speak how they tell you too. And if you disagree they will boycott, bully, slander, and do all they can to make you submit. They are anti-liberal liberals. Intentions don't matter. So even if you're a good person they can justifiably ruin your life. For instance you can say person of color, but not colored person. If you say colored person you deserve to have your business taken from you and life destroyed.

 

[AnGrYcRoW]

Bloodyhell that is stupid


EDIT : this post refers to people taking issue with the Ad and those who pulled it to be clear , not to be confused with my post responding to another post .

 

[AnGrYcRoW]

Liberals want to destroy equality. Usher in segregation of style and culture. They want everyone to recognize that we are all equal but that some of us are more equal. You aren't allowed to speak unless you speak how they tell you too. And if you disagree they will boycott, bully, slander, and do all they can to make you submit. They are anti-liberal liberals. Intentions don't matter. So when if you're a good person they can justifiably ruin your life.

Bloodyhell that is stupid .

 

[Thunderflash500]

Bloodyhell that is stupid .

And which part am I mistaken about?

 

[stellarborg]

And which part am I mistaken about?

may be the part where your rant has no relevance to comparable reality to those reading your rant?

 

[AnGrYcRoW]

And which part am I mistaken about?

Just the first sentence onward .