Clothing company Zara and Palestine

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Zara is facing a massive boycott after their latest ad campaign which featured corpses in shrouds...I wonder what the creative team behind it were thinking??

What do you mean the Ukrainians don't bury their dead in shrouds?

Not even those that are Muslim? Wow

Three people were arrested yesterday. If you Google it you will see the news reports on it. Customers and staff should not have to feel afraid going to work/shopping.

If anyone should be accountable is the people making this shit up. As for potentially triggering the nuts out there to attack innocent people.

Less than 5% of Ukraine is Muslim. At a time when many social posts are covered with bodies in white shrouds then perhaps the brand could have been more sensitive.

If you feel that strongly about shopping in Zara then you should. Hope you find something you like.

Personally I'll spend my money on shops I feel strongly about and Zara isn't one of them.

Regardless of how many people in Ukraine are of a particular faith, a campaign referencing death or likely to be seen as such is in very bad taste.

They’re as bad as the stop oil twats. Looking for a bandwagon to jump on.

I think it's deplorable to target stores and cause trouble at them, but I'm not sure why some get so upset by others choosing where to spend their money. I suspect the pressure to boycott isn't that widespread if people are finding out on this thread and then acting outraged.

Most of them probably don't know what they're protesting for, just heard about it and thought they'd join. Anything for trouble. I honestly don't know why they feel that targeting the store is beneficial. All it's doing is preventing people from shopping and working whilst causing those trying to get around them anxiety and fear. At this time of year luke many other cities the city centre is busy with families and youngsters who really shouldn't have to be witness to their appalling behaviour.
Zara have removed the ad and apologised yet still these people feel it's not enough. Anything for trouble and a possible 5mins of fame on local news.

Sounds like she's talking about political ideology to me

People are allowed to have views.

@bleughgreen did I say I find it offensive?
I said bizarre.

@TheCountessofFitzdotterel please do look it up, find your own evidence.

Agree

@ElevenSeven @bellac11 @ChardonnaysBeastlyCat I dont care where you shop...you've missed my point entirely. Im not calling for a boycott.

It's a dummy.

But less if one than the people trying to make something of this that's not there.

Some people can be offended by needing to open their front door before they walk through it.

Oh my ...

You need to sit down.
Who said she is supposed to look Muslim...?!

It’s not just the imagery here though, is it? You’re not sharing the full story. The boycott is a result of an ongoing theme with Zara that dates back to the Vanessa Perilman incident in 2021.

She posted "Maybe if your people were educated, then they wouldn't blow up hospitals and schools that Israel helped to pay for in Gaza," to a Palestinian model whilst head designer for Zara, which created the narrative that Zara was anti-Palestinian.

In 2022, Zara hosted Itamar Ben Gvir at a campaign event, head of Otzma Yehudit nationalist party who has over 50 indictments and 8 convictions for crimes relating to racial violence and terrorism.

The timing of this photo shoot, whether intentional or not, doesn’t exactly help the matter. People are right to call them out on how inappropriate it is.

Well, if you are not calling for a boycott then I suppose you should be happy you be happy you got them some business.

Oh yes! Im thrilled.