‘Wicked’ Five Below Elphaba Scent Sparks Controversy
Cătălin Roșioru
Multiple social media users are alleging that Five Below’s collaboration with hit musical Wicked is racist because the Elphaba products are watermelon scented. “Watermelon for the black character?????????” one X user wrote. Newsweek reached out to Five Below for comment. The National Museum of African American History and Culture explains the origin behind watermelon being viewed as a racist stereotype. The museum states that many southern African Americans grew and sold watermelons after they
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