Jean Touitou doesn't appear to have learned anything about cultural sensitivity following his A.P.C. racism controversy. The designer shared a photo on Instagram of himself and a cherry blossom tree with a cringe-worthy caption saying, "CheLLy bRossom in NoLmandy." His offensive choice of spelling implies that he is playing on the stereotypical way Asian people are perceived to pronounce English words.
His irresponsible use of the N-word in the title of his recent Spring/Summer 2015 collection resulted in a huge backlash and ultimately caused Timberland to cut ties with the designer. After Touitou apologized earlier this year saying he regretted his choice of words, it seemed he had some understanding of why it was inappropriate. But, it looks like he still hasn't learned his lesson.
Update: Touitou has deleted the caption.
