Clothing Line Controversy After Monkey’s Body Is Matched With A Black Boys Face

A children's clothing line is coming under fire after a T-shirt featuring a monkey's body was paired with a cardboard cutout showing a black boys face.

The controversial combination has been receiving plenty of backlash which has prompted a quick defense by the company, Just Add A Kid, who have claimed that the paring is "a total misunderstanding."


Speaking to the Daily News, company co-creator Lowell Cohen said;

"We are looking into all the situations that occurred around this little incident, we're looking at the vendor, we're speaking to our employees."

Cohen declined to say which vender the monkey photo was snapped at.

The T-shirts designed by the clothing line feature cartoon character bodies ranging from surfers, cowboys, princesses, angels and various animals and occupations. In a later statement, the company said the pairing was "not authorized, condoned or tolerated" by the company.


What do you think of this?
Is it innocent and are our generation overreacting when it comes to racism?
Or is it actually a racist act and not the misunderstanding the company claims it to be?