Gucci Apologizes And Removes Sweater Following 'Blackface' Backlash

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Luxury brand Gucci has removed a sweater from store shelves and from its web site following complaints about the garment's resemblance to blackface.

 

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NPR, bb, I love, u but sometimes you cover just......... the weirdest shit that I really, truly don't need to know

New America where you are guilty until proven innocent, can lose your job/reputation over accusations, and everything is offensive! Man it sucks.

It never should have gotten off the drawing board uglysweater.

Can the left ever be saved?

Next fake outrage: eyeliner.

DrewMarianiShow Are you serious? Man!

First off, that is ugly af!!! Second, if it were a white sweater, would there be any complaint?

They waited until now to realize this was a bad idea. I thought this was an onion article.

Gucci knew what they were doing. They’re purposely using outrage and apology marketing tactics to accrue social capital and sell their products.

What. The. Actual. Flying.

Resembles, or is a black face sweater.

Actually it’s just stupid-looking.

Well it’s ugly for sure. What was Gucci thinking.

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I wonder what would happen if I walked into a bank wearing that?

Legitimate question: would we really be having this convo if the sweater or model was any other color?

This is just an ugly black sweater, and it would still be ugly in pink, purple, white, red, green, blue, etc....Gucci needs to apologize for trying to charge $890 for this garbage. anne_barleon

It’s ugly but still ppl are just stupid with this crap!

The sweater sold for $890? Even one person thought it was attractive? Not one person at Gucci said, 'I don't think that black-face one is a good idea?' Yikes. This was part of a collection with balaclava-style ski masks. The one pictured her was offered at $530.

Does this mean that if I own a black ski mask, I have to get rid of it?

This is exactly the same situation as the Prada monkey trinkets. Dont they pay attention to each others’ missteps?

This ugly anyway, next

While the timing of this is unfortunate, I do not honestly think that Gucci released this with malicious in attention.

Looks stupid anyways

Why in the hell would anybody think this sweater was a good idea. Shame on GUCCI

I wonder how diverse the team was that approved this? 🤔

Wtf Gucci, really?

Why on earth would they even create and sell such a thing?

Really? I've asked a few black co workers about this. Not one found it offensive. Please tell the haters to get their panties out of the twist that they are in.

Are there actually people who would want to wear that anyway, though? Guccigate

Hahaha

What’s not being reported — they’re being pulled because Gucci realized they can sell their entire inventory in Virginia.

Ugly design. But if its about design - make it in blue and green, pink and orange, purple and gold, blue and gold, purple and pink, orange and green. Just don't use black. For anything.

OMG! These people are all NUTS!

Who looked at that and went, “There is nothing wrong with this” and have they been fired?

Oh FFS

Hahaha, IDIOTIC. It's like looking for the shape of animals on clouds, or he faces of Christ on a toast. IDIOTIC is just a turtle neck with a hole dyed with red around it gucci shouldn't apologize for a mobs stupidity. Relax people, REAL racism is silent and more dangerous.

arghh

It’s trying to emulate half a blackface? If true it’s just sad wanttobes? Racism isn’t what I think you think it is?

We have met the enemy, and he is us. 🤦‍♂️

BlackDollarsMatter .. this first quarter is about to take a nose dive..

The learning moment will come when Gucci sales plummet.

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Uuuugly!

stupid

So if someone’s face is black due to frostbite that’s acceptable?

How does Gucci feel about the unsolicited promotions of their brand by rappers? they absolutely love it

Guccigate Guccigate Guccigate

If that is black face to you ......get over yourself! You are worthless in your own eyes, and it’s not societies problem! Boycott Blackish the show full of racism!

The whole idea is ridiculous. But if it came in pink, would there be a problem ? Asking for a friend.

So of course, we'll finally get rid of these people, right?

I don’t know about a resemblance to blackface. They should have just removed it for being ridiculous

Just wondering...Was Black the only color this came in?

What the literal f is happening?

Who are these people?!?! RaceToTheBottom

Seriously, WTF?

Sorry—but who does this! It’s asinine!

Defective. Why the repeat post

Racist symbolism aside, who TF would wear this?

I'm working on a bicycle powered by silliness. Thanks for the refuel.

I mean, They did this on purpose. There is no way this is an accident. We should boycott gucci

Why would you even allow this to be produced? Simply horrible for a fashion icon to be that obtuse. Never buying gucci again

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Remember how you could say 'It seemed like a good idea at the time.'? How was this EVER a good idea?

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