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The Original
WHITE IS THE NEW BLACK
STOP THE GENOCIDE
T-Shirt
Clothing retailer Zara called racist over new T-shirtNatalie O'Neill (http://nypost.com/author/natalie-oneill/) | New York Post (http://nypost.com/) | 15 August 2014
http://nypost.com/2014/08/15/clothing-retailer-zara-called-racist-over-new-t-shirt (http://nypost.com/2014/08/15/clothing-retailer-zara-called-racist-over-new-t-shirt)
The trendy clothing chain Zara has been hit with accusations of racism for selling a T-shirt that bears a slogan proclaiming, "White is the new black."(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/white_is_black_976561711.jpg?resize=328,316&quality=75&strip=all)
The phrase, printed in black letters on white cloth, might be a reference to the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" or a spoof of the popular saying about what's in fashion.
But fuming
fashionistas say the shirt has inflammatory undertones.
"With all the uproar about cultural appropriation, did you really think it was a good idea to print a 'White is the New Black' shirt?' one Twitter user, @QFTPC, railed.
Another fumed, "Dumb, why would you think creating a shirt that says 'White is The New Black' would not be controversial?" [more ... (http://nypost.com/2014/08/15/clothing-retailer-zara-called-racist-over-new-t-shirt)]
See also http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/zaras-racist-tshirt-white-is-the-new-black-sparks-social-media-backlash/story-fnjev484-1227027960946 (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/zaras-racist-tshirt-white-is-the-new-black-sparks-social-media-backlash/story-fnjev484-1227027960946)