Crews 
If you ever feel like racism doesn’t still exist in this country, all you have to do is look to the internet and you will get a realization that not only is racism alive and well, but its more common than you think.
Retail chain Old Navy released a new ad just days ago promoting a #Thank YouEvent day (April 29) to their customers, in which customers could take 30% off of their purchases. However, many folks on Twitter weren’t as excited about the chance to save a couple bucks on their Spring and Summer attire, as they were too busy throwing out racial slurs and slamming the retailer for the ad itself.
The ad which features an interracial family consisting of an African American mother, her son who is also black, and what appears to be his dad or step-who happens to be White, shows the father holding his son who smiles from ear to ear while he and the mother also shares in the joy.
Upon posting the ad, many angry folks took to the comments of the Twitter post, to blast the chain for what some said was “shoving multiracial marriages and families down our throats” while others called the ad insulting and disgusting and even going as far to say its a genocide on white people.
Check out the disgusting commentary inside the post below and screenshots of just a few of the many comments.
Oh, happy day! Our #ThankYouEvent is finally here. Take 30% off your entire purchase: https://t.co/nGQ9Pji1pNpic.twitter.com/vq4mIczm6A
— Old Navy Official (@OldNavy) April 29, 2016
While Old Navy didn’t issue an official statement to slam those negative and racist remarks, they did comment inside the post responding to Twitter users trying to get clarity into what their issues were. This posed the opportunity for more hate to be spewed. Hopefully Old Navy will continue to promote unity and love instead of the nasty hate that took over this innocent post.
Do you find the ad offensive? If you do, you’re part of the problem!
