Manchester United player Instagrams his version of H&M's offensive hoodie photo
Manchester United football player Romelu Lukaku has reacted on Instagram to the criticism surrounding a recent post from clothing store H&M.
After H&M uploaded a photo showing a black child model sporting a hoodie which read, "coolest monkey in the jungle" many, including The Weeknd, expressed outrage at the image.
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H&M issued the following public apology about the image on Twitter.
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Now Manchester United player Romelu Lukaku has added his voice to the story by photoshopping the original image with a new slogan.
The message of empowerment struck a chord, with over 150,000 likes at time of writing.
American basketball star LeBron James also shared on Instagram his version of the photo.
Mashable reached out to H&M for comment and they responded with the public statement.
This story was updated to add LeBron James' Instagram post.
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