Gap Apologizes Over Racially Insensitive Ad for Ellen DeGeneres Kids Clothing Line

Gap Apologizes Over Racially Insensitive Ad for Ellen DeGeneres Kids Clothing Line
4/6/2016
Updated:
4/6/2016

Gap apologized on April 5 after receiving criticism over an ad for its Ellen DeGeneres kids clothing line that people on social media found racially insensitive.

The ad featured four members of the Le Petit Cirque group, ages 5 to 14. In the ad, it showed two white girls in acrobatic positions, while an older white girl rests her elbow on top of a young black girl’s head.