Chanel takes heat for selling $1,325 boomerang
French fashion company Chanel is facing criticism for a recreational item in its spring-summer collection.
Chanel is selling a wood and resin boomerang embossed with the company's iconic logo for $1,325.
The Twitterverse had a mixed response. Some criticized the pricey product as cultural appropriation, while others thought the controversy was overblown.
Cultural appropriation hits a new low - I sincerely hope that @CHANEL is donating all the profits to underprivileged aboriginal communities pic.twitter.com/Bkf93XaYIi
— LJ (@BI0MECHANICAL) May 15, 2017
When I think about Aboriginal culture, I think @chanel https://t.co/ocZSljGkPW
— Nayuka Gorrie (@NayukaGorrie) May 15, 2017
the internet is exploding bc @JeffreeStar is enjoying a Chanel boomerang smh I'd be playing with it too
— nick. (@WhosKara) May 16, 2017
Chanel said in a statement to CNN that "Chanel is extremely committed to respecting all cultures, and deeply regrets that some may have felt offended."