Shane McMahon's Ass
12-17-2009, 10:30 AM
Tesco has apologised and withdrawn a controversial Christmas card from sale - after complaints that the card was offensive to people with ginger hair.
The card shows a child with red hair sitting on the lap of Santa Claus under the banner: 'SANTA loves all kids. Even GINGER ones.'
Davinia Phillips, whose three children all have ginger hair, was angered when she saw the card at one of Tesco's stores in York.
'It's discrimination, pure and simple. I have shown it to a lot of friends and they are all disgusted by it,' she was quoted by newspapers as saying.
'I just don't find it funny at all. If it had been about a black child or an overweight child the store would have been shut down by now.'
Tesco said the offending card had now been withdrawn from all its stores.
'It is never our intention to offend any customer and we are sorry if this card caused any upset,' a spokeswoman said.
Metro.co.uk
Bloody Rangas :shifty:
The card shows a child with red hair sitting on the lap of Santa Claus under the banner: 'SANTA loves all kids. Even GINGER ones.'
Davinia Phillips, whose three children all have ginger hair, was angered when she saw the card at one of Tesco's stores in York.
'It's discrimination, pure and simple. I have shown it to a lot of friends and they are all disgusted by it,' she was quoted by newspapers as saying.
'I just don't find it funny at all. If it had been about a black child or an overweight child the store would have been shut down by now.'
Tesco said the offending card had now been withdrawn from all its stores.
'It is never our intention to offend any customer and we are sorry if this card caused any upset,' a spokeswoman said.
Metro.co.uk
Bloody Rangas :shifty: