Archived Prada called "racist" for selling fashionable blackface monkey products (boingboing.net)
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Archived Prada called "racist" for selling fashionable blackface monkey products (boingboing.net)
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[–] derram ago
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'The merchandise has now been removed for purchase, though the site still shows it.[1/2] #Prada Group abhors racist imagery. '
'They have charms in their Pradamalia line that are monkeys with dark faces and big red lips, i.e. blackface. '
'They are imaginary creatures not intended to have any reference to the real world and certainly not blackface.[2/] #Prada Group never had the intention of offending anyone and we abhor all forms of racism and racist imagery. '
'Luxury brand Prada is accused of selling $550 "blackface" figurines. '
'The Pradamalia are fantasy charms composed of elements of the Prada oeuvre. '
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