Tesco Apologises For Poking Fun At Ginger Haired Kids In Christmas Card
The UK’s leading retailer Tesco has been forced to withdraw a Christmas card from two of its stores in York following complaints the card pokes fun a ginger haired children.
The card depicts a kid with ginger hair sitting on Santa’s lap with the caption “Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones.”
The BBC quoted a customer Ms. Davinia Phillips with three ginger haired daughters as saying she found the greeting card offensive.
Tesco said it was sorry if the card had “caused any upset”.
The shopper told the BBC that she saw the card when shopping at her local Tesco store
Ms Phillips said:”I picked it up and I couldn’t believe it. I just thought ‘What is so funny about that?’ I didn’t really get the joke. I thought I would buy it, because I wanted proof that I had seen it.”
Ms Phillips, who herself is naturally ginger, added: “The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I got and I told the lady who worked in the store I was not happy.”
The card had been removed from sale by the time Ms Phillips returned to the store that same evening. The card has also been withdrawn from Tesco’s Clifton Moor branch in York, after Ms Phillips sister-in law complained.
A Tesco spokesman said: “We sell a large range of Christmas cards, including some which are intended to be humorous. It is never our intention to offend any customer and we are sorry if this card caused any upset.”
The spokesman added that the retailer was still considering whether to cease making the card available from other Tesco outlets
Card manufacturer, Essex-based Quitting Hollywood, said it had no comment to make.
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After reading the information about Tesco withdrawing some of their cards which have been described as “making fun of ginger-haired children” I think that withdrawing the cards from only two stores is an outrage!!! All the cards should be withdrawn from ALL outlets where they are stocked including any others which might appear offensive to some people…..
Yes as a mum to a ginger lad, i too am really offended. you wouldnt see even blondes or brunettes, so why gingers, like theres something wrong with being ginger. its disgusting and could give ginger children a complex and young children will not understand. shocking from such a giant high street store too!!! makes me never want to shop there again!!!!!!!!
A AS GINGER PERSON MYSELF, AND I WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU SHOULD BE ASSHAMED OF THIS,, WE TRY TO STOP BULLYING, AS SUCH A GIANT STORE, HAVING A CARD LIKE THAT, YOU ARE PROMOTING IT, IT TO LATE TAKING THE CARD OFF, AS PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SEEN IT,I
SPENT A LOT OF MONEY IN YOUR STORE AS IT LOCAL FOR ME, I WOULD RATHER DRIVE 5 MILE
THEN GO IN THERE AGAIN,
i think people need to chill out
every day jokes about blondes, english men irish,an scotch men are told nothing is said there….
what has this come too?
so one card guna now make you stop shopping at a store sad people
get a life (it was a joke thats all)
Get a Life!!!
My daughter has been victamised due to having ginger hair, shouted at in the street by strangers. This thoughtless ‘joke’ condones to the bullies that it’s okay to pick on people with Ginger Hair, would Tesco have had a child of ethnic minority or with a disability on the card in place of a ginger haired child? NO, and why not? because it is ratial abuse whatever the target,
Santa is always shown as being grey and rotund. If middle aged men were to complain, would you agree that all Christmas cards should be withdrawn ? NO. Get a life. Talk about the thought police. Happy New Year everyone.
AS A GINGER HAIRED PERSON MYSELF WITH TWO GROWNUP GINGER HAIRED CHILDREN (BOY/GIRL) WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO ITS JUST A BIT OF FRIENDLY BANTER WE SEE JOKE POSTCARDS OF POLICEMEN AT MOST SEASIDE RESORTS BUT WE DONT KICK UP A FUSS AND SAY ALL THOSE CARDS SHOULD BE REMOVED GET A LIFE WOMAN BET HE GETS MORE THAN THAT AT SCHOOL AND TAKES IT ALL IN GOOD FUN
Maybe those of us who object to this should get a sence of humour however, would Tesco think it exceptable to design a christmas card with a black child sitting on santas knee with the caption “Santa loves all children, even black ones”. I think not, so why relate it to kids with ginger hair.