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    Gucci Under Fire for Appropriating Sikh Culture

    The company is still selling inappropriate designs.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm May 17, 2019 10:34AM EDT
    A White model wears a black sweater that comes over her mouth, surrounding it with red lips.

    The Real Cost of Being the POC 'In the Room' Required to Shut Down Obviously Racist Products

    A common response to failed products like the Gucci blackface sweater is that there should have been a Black person “in the room” to save the company from marketing racism. We need to talk what it takes to get into that room and the cost of staying there. 

    G. B. Saunders Feb 8, 2019 6:12PM EST
    Gold text spells "GUCCI" on glass background reflecting blue sky on brown building.

    Gucci Pulls Blackface Sweater From Site, Shelves

    The fashion house thought a Black knit top with bright red lips would sell well during Black History Month. Social media users disagreed. Emphatically.

    Sameer Rao Feb 7, 2019 2:28PM EST

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