Before posting it on social media, it's important to look over the content to make sure it is not offensive, insensitive or would provoke anger. With the
Palestine-Israel conflict going on, people have been careful in what they post online but many believe that UK retail brand Marks & Spencer was sending a message through their Christmas promotional videos.
On Tuesday , M&S posted several Christmas promotional videos on their Instagram page with the first one being a teaser, showing a woman with blue eyeliner staring at a fire. A day later, the brand posted an AI-generated photo that showed the burning of paper hats with the colours red, green, and white which are also the same colours as the Palestinian flag.This led many to believe that the posts may be a subliminal message of their support towards the genocide.
Earlier today , M&S took down the photo and posted a statement to address the backlash. The company explained that the choice of colours was coincidental as they're also the traditional festive colours used for Christmas. 'While the intent was to playfully show that some people just don't enjoy wearing paper Christmas hats over the festive season, we have removed the post following feedback and we apologise for any unintentional hurt caused,' they wrote.
The entrepreneur also pointed out that Malaysians have already started boycotting the brand and flooding the Malaysian branch's social media with comments showing their support for Palestine. Netizens showed support for Ceddy's tweet commenting that they also believe the choice of colours was deliberate and will no longer be supporting the brand.At the time of writing, M&S Malaysia has yet to address the backlash and boycott directed at them as well.
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