But one person who doesn’t seem to understand what the hype is all about is the boy’s mother.
Terry Mango of Stockholm, Sweeden, took to Facebook to write a series of since-deleted posts about her thoughts on the controversial H&M hoodie worn by her son.
“Am the mum and this is one of hundreds of outfits my son has modelled,” she wrote. “Stop crying wolf all the time, unnecessary issue here … get over it.”
I have this same mother of this boy on my page trending on Facebook I made screenshot of what she said to this post and everyone is shouting 😂😂😂😂her name is terry mango@billboardhiphop @KraksTV @bellanaija @lindaikeji @theweeknd pic.twitter.com/dZWSBGwMGo
— 💦HUNCHO💦 (@oluwa_popoola) January 9, 2018
“If I bought that jumper and put it on him and posted it on my pages, would that make me racist?” she questioned. “I get pples opinion, but they are not mine.”
Terry’s bold stance has ignited a wave of backlash across the web, but the Swedish mother seems to be undaunted by the opinions of others, stating that everyone is entitled to their own.
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion about this,” she wrote. “ … I really don’t understand but not coz am choosing not to but because it’s not my way of thinking, sorry.”
What’s your take on this controversial ad? Did H&M cross the line with an overtly racist image, or in the words of Terry, is this just another case of America “crying wolf”?
We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
