Over the past couple of days there has been quite a lot of media comment and photos showing a small black boy of about six modelling an H and M top with a slogan something like 'Smartest monkey in the jungle'. This seems to have caused uproar, and an apology from H and M. Interestingly the boy's mother has posted a comment to the effect that she is not in the least annoyed and people should 'Get over it'. My first thought on reading the initial article was - who is making a link between a black child and a monkey? Certainly not H and M, and this thought is seemingly only in the minds of those who are so 'outraged'. The mother seems to feel that this kind of fuss is not necessary, and how refreshing; the fight against real racism can be diluted by endless complaints that seem to spring from people looking for something to be offended by - do others think that this is the case here?
