South Africa: Rioters Trash H&M Stores Over 'Racist' Hoodie

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jan. 13, 2018

I wonder why South Africa is such a s--thole?

From Sky News:

People angered by a "racist" advert for H&M have ransacked some of the clothing chain's stores in South Africa.

Protesters from the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) group targeted six shops in Gauteng province, police said.

Video posted on social media showed racks of clothes being pushed to the floor.

In one location, rubber bullets were fired to disperse demonstrators. While officers are monitoring the situation, they said they had not made any arrests so far.

They chose to riot over this hoodie:

Video:

EFF supporters at H&M WATCH the trashing... pic.twitter.com/Kw0xUaG4Cb
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 13, 2018

[UPDATE] Video of damage inside the H&M at Sandton City, EFF members are protesting there. Video from eNCA's Masechaba Mogane pic.twitter.com/bZb9RjJCEU
— eNCA (@eNCA) January 13, 2018

EFF's Floyd Shivambu tweeted after the incident: "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."

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

"[IMPORTANT NOTICE]: All the stores of that racist retailer @hmsouthafrica are CLOSED. Racism must fall and we will never tip toe around racists," he wrote in another tweet.

[IMPORTANT NOTICE]: All the stores of that racist retailer @hmsouthafrica are CLOSED. Racism must fall and we will never tip toe around racists. pic.twitter.com/eqmw885k6X
— Floyd Shivambu (@FloydShivambu) January 13, 2018

The "Economic Freedom Fighters" are a Marxist-Leninist party in South Africa whose leaders have openly said they want to kill all white people.

They're the third largest party in the country.

Their members were seen dancing in celebration over the destruction of the store:

[JUST IN] Protests at H&M Sandton City by EFF members. Video from eNCA's @YashPaddy pic.twitter.com/qRy63ilRNj
— eNCA (@eNCA) January 13, 2018

EFF leader Julius Malema defended the destruction of H&M's stores, saying no one should be allowed to "make jokes" about black people.

"No one should make jokes about the dignity of black people and is left unattended to," Malema said. "We make no apology about what the fighters did today against that store called H&M."

"We are not going to allow anyone to use the colour of our skin to humiliate us, to exclude us. We are black we are proud, we are black we are beautiful. We are black and we are not ashamed of being black."

Malema: We make no apology for what EFF members did at H&M stores https://t.co/XHgCeC3Pk6 pic.twitter.com/f5O9ObvxP3
— Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) January 13, 2018

This is what the Democratic Party and Republicans like Lindsey Graham want for America.

Lindsey Graham After Trump 'S**thole' Comments: 'Diversity Has Always Been Our Strength, Not Our Weakness'https://t.co/cGfoF8CVXh
— IJR (@TheIJR) January 12, 2018

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