Forever 21 is under fire for using a white model to sell a Black Panther-inspired “Wakanda Forever” sweater.
“@Forever21 really got the palest person they could find to model a Wakanda Forever sweater. I’m crying,” one user tweeted along with a shot of the model.
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“Wakanda bullsh– is this, @forever21?” another fan wrote.
A rep for Forever 21 tells TMZ, “Forever 21 takes feedback on our products and marketing extremely seriously. We celebrate all superheroes with many different models of various ethnicities and apologize if the photo in question was offensive in any way.”
Source: People Outraged After Forever 21 Used White Model To Promote ‘Wakanda Forever’ Sweater
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