Breakfast Show listeners share their thoughts on H&M racial controversy
A number of Breakfast Show listeners shared with Martin Bester and the team their thoughts on the weekend's incidents that took place at H&M stores across the country.
EFF members stormed malls across South Africa on Saturday 13 January, targeting their H&M stores.
The incidents come after the Swedish clothing giant's latest advertorial campaign upset many across the world, causing racial outrage.
Breakfast show host Martin Bester shared his thoughts on the incidents that took place and many listeners flooded our call and SMS lines with messages.
That @hm nonsense of a clothing store is now facing consequences for its racism. All rational people should agree that the store should not be allowed to continue operating in South Africa. Well done to Fighters who physically confronted racism. pic.twitter.com/cgdedYGoOj
— Floyd Shivambu (@FloydShivambu) January 13, 2018
The clothing giant has since come forward, apologising for the advertisement of a black child wearing a hoodie with the slogan, 'coolest monkey in the jungle'.
— H&M (@hm) January 9, 2018
"We are here to just remind them that the monkeys own this place," says the EFF's Donald Mabunda. "We are here to inform them, if you want to undermine the black people in this country, these are the results."
Mabunda says the store has since been closed, adding they are willing to sleep at the shopping centre until they can meet with a representative from H&M.
What are your thoughts on the incidents that took place over the weekend at H&M stores?