Marks & Spencer has become embroiled in a race row over the names given to the colours of its bras. Customer Kusi Kimani accused the retailing giant of "covert racism" after discovering a brown bra on its website was labelled "tobacco".
The 29-year-old was also shocked to see the lighter versions of the padded £12 item was called "cinnamon" and "fudge", according to The Mirror.
She took her complaint to M&S, saying the negative connotations carried in the names could cause some to feel even more alienated by the colour of their skin.But two months after Ms Kimani aired her concerns, the items was still being sold alongside the "tobacco" label on the site.The retailer then pledged to drop the name when approached by the Daily Mirror and.
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