{"id":1965,"date":"2014-05-19T15:04:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T14:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2022-05-12T13:10:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T12:10:51","slug":"sainsburys-removes-12-years-a-slave-mannequin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valentinosdisplays.com\/blog\/sainsburys-removes-12-years-a-slave-mannequin\/","title":{"rendered":"Sainsbury\u2019s removes 12 years a slave mannequin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sainsbury’s has apologised and removed a mannequin dressed as a character from the film “12 Years a Slave”. The mannequin was on a promotional stand selling DVD and Blu-ray copies of the Oscar-winning film.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The mannequin at a branch in Oxford wore a ripped shirt and black trousers \u2013 and even had a twig in the pocket.<\/span><\/p>\n

The clothes, similar to those worn on the cover of the film by the main character, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, featured a sticker saying \u2018new\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was brought to the public\u2019s attention when a Twitter user took a photo of the stand and uploaded it to the social media site which then went viral on all social networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amid the backlash, Sainsbury\u2019s issued a swift apology. The display has now been taken down.<\/span> @SainsburysPR<\/a> wrote earlier “We can only apologise. It\u2019s been taken down from the store. Clearly should never have gone up”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What do you think of the “slave mannequin” as seen in the supermarket’s Heyford Hill store?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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