Marks and Spencer has apologised after posting an outtake from its Christmas advert on Instagram that showed hats in the colours of the Palestinian flag burning in a fire.
The image posted to the retailer’s social media had festive red, green and silver paper hats burning in a fireplace. The image was captioned: “This Christmas, do what you love... like saying no to paper hats”. The hashtag said #LoveThismasNotThatmas.
Some social media users pointed out that the colours of the festive chapeau were similar to that of the Palestinian flag and felt the image was inappropriate considering the current Israel-Palestine conflict.
M&S said the outtake from the advert it shared on Instagram was recorded in August, months prior to Hamas launching a surprise attack on Israel on 7 October.
Now the decision to apologise and remove the post also led M&S to receive even more criticism!
"This isn’t just pathetic, this is M&S pathetic." (Chris Rose)
"So M&S’s attempt to cancel Christmas, released in November, has been cancelled for its inflammatory commentary on a war that started three months after it was filmed." (Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley)
Marks and Spencer has apologised after posting an outtake from its Christmas advert on Instagram that showed hats in the colours of the Palestinian flag burning in a fire.
The image posted to the retailer’s social media had festive red, green and silver paper hats burning in a fireplace. The image was captioned: “This Christmas, do what you love... like saying no to paper hats”. The hashtag said #LoveThismasNotThatmas.
Some social media users pointed out that the colours of the festive chapeau were similar to that of the Palestinian flag and felt the image was inappropriate considering the current Israel-Palestine conflict.
M&S said the outtake from the advert it shared on Instagram was recorded in August, months prior to Hamas launching a surprise attack on Israel on 7 October.
Now the decision to apologise and remove the post also led M&S to receive even more criticism!
"This isn’t just pathetic, this is M&S pathetic." (Chris Rose)
"So M&S’s attempt to cancel Christmas, released in November, has been cancelled for its inflammatory commentary on a war that started three months after it was filmed." (Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley)
I don't know who Ryan Reynolds is so I Googled him and, apparently, he was named People magazine's sexiest man alive in 2010. I hope they've subsequently employed some staff without white sticks and assistance dogs.