[Tom4784]

Just days after its release, Tesco’s Christmas advert has come under fire for featuring a Muslim family.

In the supermarket’s one-minute long advert, families prepare Christmas dinner and cook a turkey in a variety of ways.

As families meet and greet each other, one scene shows a Muslim family holding Christmas gifts and preparing to celebrate the festive holiday.

Some haven’t taken too kindly to Tesco’s inclusive message, with one Twitter user claiming to be a devout Christian feeling “very offended”.

Another user said “@Tesco why are you showing Muslims celebrating Christmas in your advert. That’s just wrong, we all know they don’t!!!”.

Tesco hit back, arguing everybody should be able to enjoy the festivities.

“Everyone is welcome at Tesco this Christmas and we're proud to celebrate the many ways our customers come together over the festive season”, a Tesco spokesperson said.

As part of a series of five short videos set to be released in the run up to Christmas, Tesco said the adverts aims to promote diversity.

Tesco said its Christmas campaign “will celebrate the many ways we come together at Christmas, and how food sits at the heart of it all”.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...-a8046396.html

I like it when racists pretend that Christmas is anything but an excuse to get pissed, eat like pigs and get given presents for 90% of the country so they can feel validated in their racism. Christmas simply isn't a religious holiday for most people any more and to pretend otherwise is just silly.

[Jordan.]

As if the majority of people complaining even celebrate the religious side of Christmas, probably the same bunch who kicked off about Halal Easter eggs.

[Greg!]

So depressing. People complain if muslims "don't integrate into Britain" but also attack them for celebrating Christmas (Nadiya from bake off is another example of this happening)

You can't win with some people

[waterhog]

Originally Posted by Greg!

So depressing. People complain if muslims "don't integrate into Britain" but also attack them for celebrating Christmas (Nadiya from bake off is another example of this happening)

You can't win with some people

great point. if people want to celebrate it is entirely up to them as this is what our free country offers.

open to all.

I no lots of people that don't do christamas and I do not judge them.

I just do them a bar humbug poem not really

[Scarlett.]

What sad lives they must lead

[Cherie]

Some haven’t taken too kindly to Tesco’s inclusive message, with one Twitter user claiming to be a devout Christian feeling “very offended”.

Another user said “@Tesco why are you showing Muslims celebrating Christmas in your advert. That’s just wrong, we all know they don’t!!!”.


So 2 Twitter users complained? there will always be idiots on Twitter is anyone surprised

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Some haven’t taken too kindly to Tesco’s inclusive message, with one Twitter user claiming to be a devout Christian feeling “very offended”.

Another user said “@Tesco why are you showing Muslims celebrating Christmas in your advert. That’s just wrong, we all know they don’t!!!”.


So 2 Twitter users complained? there will always be idiots on Twitter is anyone surprised

.......lol

In articles like this they'll take two or three examples because, you know, you'd be scrolling for years if they listed all the tweets relating to the story.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

.......lol

In articles like this they'll take two or three examples because, you know, you'd be scrolling for years if they listed all the tweets relating to the story.

I'm pretty sure that the JL ad has been slated as well, where is the thread

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I'm pretty sure that the JL ad has been slated as well, where is the thread

Because I don't give a **** about John Lewis?

[Niamh.]

Damned if you, damned if you don't

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Damned if you, damned if you don't

Bit unfair to paint everyone with the same brush over a handful of Twitter users, if we applied that logic to all Twitter trolls where would we be

[Jason.]

That devout Christian who claimed to be offended needs to re-evaluate his life choices and get out more.

Christmas is about as religious as Halloween nowadays.

[smudgie]

Saw a load of this stupidity on fb.
People should celebrate what they want, how they want, when they want, where they want.
Muslims celebrating Xmas are no different to us atheists who do so.
Christmas trees and turkey dinners are hardly religious, any more than Easter bunnies and bonnets.
Good on Tesco for including us all in the celebration of Xmas, whatever it means to us.

[Marsh.]

with one Twitter user claiming to be a devout Christian feeling “very offended”.

I don't understand this. Is he offended by the millions upon millions of atheists who use it as a gift giving holiday and the complete commercialisation of the season?

Or just that a Muslim dares to shop at Tesco to make their Christmas dinner?

[Tom4784]

Also what's the point in comparing it to John Lewis' advert? Do they feature muslims in their advert as well or are you trying to liken people taking offense at muslims being present in an advert to people simply not liking the JL advert?

If so, your logic is fatally flawed.

[Marsh.]

What's the problem with the mixed race family in the JL ad? I haven't heard that one.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

What's the problem with the mixed race family in the JL ad? I haven't heard that one.

Neither have I but you can bet your life there is a negative tweet out there somewhere about it

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Neither have I but you can bet your life there is a negative tweet out there somewhere about it

So you are comparing a real outcry that is pretty much racially motivated to an imaginary one in order to downplay the actual racism?

[Marsh.]

I don't think it's a "UK is racist" narrative.

[Beso]

The independent not living up to its name.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lol. Like it's anything other than pathetic pc like me marketing crap

Its a disgusting advert as is its justification

[Marsh.]

I don't see why it needs a justification.

It's not as though the advert was depicting the actual religious meaning behind Christmas.

They were portraying the food, gifts, winter wonderland ideal that was brought in by the retail industry to make millions. Everyone seems to celebrate that aspect, even atheists and *gasps* Muslims.

[Wizard.]

People need to get over it. It’s like people who get shocked that some Muslims drink, do drugs or gamble, stop stealing our culture Muslims!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Riley.

People need to get over it. It’s like people who get shocked that some Muslims drink, do drugs or gamble, stop stealing our culture Muslims!

lol

then by definition they cant be muslims

its like saying "get over it some vegetarians eat steak and bacon"

[T*]

it’s an advert
people need better things to worry about
if people want to have Christmas let them, I ain’t religious, my family ain’t religious but we still enjoy joining in with the festive season and Christmas Day, and I know many people from different religions who do the same
just live your god damn life