Outrage at offensive Debenhams Christmas gifts

Milla Ling-Davies  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  27 Nov 2024
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Outrage at offensive Debenhams Christmas gifts

Former MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg: 'Islam would not be mocked in this way'

Department store chain Debenhams is under fire for selling offensive ‘gay in a manger’ Christmas jumpers online.

Multiple complaints were sent into Debenhams after shoppers discovered a purple jumper and a matching mug emblazoned with the slogan ‘gay in a manger’. While initially it was claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that their customer service teams may have been deleting these emails without reading them, the department store has now removed the product from their website – though has issued no apology.

Prior to the chain removing the products, Pastor Rikki Doolan, leader of a church in London, had been planning to organise a protest. He took to X to condemn Debenhams, asking them: ‘Do you think it’s right to freely mock our faith and God like this?’

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