The Instagram post showing paper Christmas hats tossed into a fire was described as 'absolutely vile' after many noticed they were the same colours as the Palestinian flag
Marks and Spencer’s apology after posting an outtake from its Christmas advert that showed hats in the colours of the Palestinian flag burning in a fire has divided opinion on social media.
M&S said the outtake from the advert it shared on Instagram was recorded in August, months before Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7. But some social media users claimed there was a similarity between the colours of the hats and the Palestinian flag, with one user describing the photo as “distasteful”.Replying to the original post, one commenter wrote: “This is absolutely vile, you should be ashamed of yourselves.” Another agreed: “Absolutely disgusting.
In a statement posted to X on Wednesday night, M&S said: “Today we shared an outtake image from our Christmas Clothing and Home advert, which was recorded in August. It showed traditional, festive coloured red, green and silver Christmas paper party hats in a fire grate. But other shoppers defended M&S and said the chain should not have had to apologise for the image. One said: “Why are you apologising when it was recorded in August? If some stupid person thinks you have purposely just made it up since the 7th Oct then that’s down to them. Deary me..”
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