to think that Clintons are stereotyping council estate residents with this Christmas card.

[Darkesteyes]

Just seen this on Twitter. I think its bloody hateful tbh.

www.clintoncards.co.uk/christmas/christmas-cards/council-estate-santa-clause-christmas-card

I think it is offensive

It's on the Independent website with all the various tweets etc listed against Clintons. No comment from Clinton's yet...

I don't shop in Clinton's so thought Bill and Hillary too and was surprised.

Link doesn't work. Has the charming "Apologies, our bad" instead. Horrible phrase.

I clicked on the link to find that it's been withdrawn. So, what was the fuss about, please?

"We apologise but this card in our range has been withdrawn immediately. It is in no way reflective of our views and we apologise without reservation. We are investigating how this offensive card got through our quality control procedures, which we will review and tighten as a result of this incident. This was a mistake and we deeply regret the upset that this has clearly caused"
LOL
so could anyone describe its offensiveness please?

Card

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/clintons-faces-backlash-over-shameful-christmas-card--why-santa-claus-must-live-on-a-council-estate-9908540.html

Was it with this message?

www.anorak.co.uk/411740/the-consumer/mock-the-poor-with-a-clinton-cards-council-estate-santa-clause-christmas-card.html/

This link that was linked to earlier by AuntieStella in the thread has it.

downright fucking offensive IMVHO

I have a sense of humour and I don't mind jokes that are not PC, but that wasn't funny at all.

We have enough people even on MN who think living on a council estate means you are on benefits, lazy, dishonest and so on.

Thanks for the link everybody. The only (slight) smile I had was the Clintons apology. Loved the way 'they' tried to distance themselves from it.

Ugh.

The fact that it's deeply unfunny just adds insult to injury, really.

I think given the attack on the poor, disabled and unemployed by this government, in the form of the Bedroom tax and benefit reforms, the card perpetrates the "undeserving scrounger" myth of HA etc tenants.

If people wasn't suffering the way they are, food banks, homelessness, communities being destroyed, deaths/suicides, by the cuts, then there might be some humour to be found.

As things are, it didn't have a place on the shelves of Clintons.

Yeah birds got it on one as to why these crappy unfunny stereotypes are pretty unpleasant

i thought it was hilarious!!! god lighten up people

I grew up on a council estate and I know you get all sorts. I wasn't offended and thought it was mildly amusing.

What the fuuuuuuuuuck?

Can someone explain to me how that is funny? Seriously I am normally a bit at the professionally offended, but that card is just

(And for the first time in my entire Mumsnet career I think, I totally disagree with Worraliberty!)

Well it's just comparing Santa's much loved and innocuous character traits with the worst type of criminal underclass, and drawing unexpected similarities. It's tongue in cheek. Don't you recognise a few of the traits on that list from any of the bad eggs you know on your council estate Neverbuy?

Haha 'CrazyOldBagLady' I certainly do that's why i find it hilarious x

The link didn't work but I found the card.

I live on a council estate (sort of), and I don't find it offensive, although I think it could be offensive in light of all the bad press council estates have been getting over the last few years.

I think it's great to be able to laugh at yourself.

What I did think is that it just isn't very funny.