Apparel and accessories
December 14, 2018
Prada came under fire for its character. Image credit: Prada
By Staff reports
Italian fashion label Prada is responding to consumer complaints that a monkey character depicted in its holiday merchandise and marketing resembled blackface.
{"ct":"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","iv":"9dd47b402508ce7d5f19cf55ff383237","s":"24d449e3633878fb"}
Share your thoughts. Click here