Saudi ad censors woman, replaces her with inflatable ball
Image causes uproar on social media
Saudi company under fire for replacing a woman with an inflatable ball. PHOTO: TWITTER
An ad by a Saudi company replacing a woman in a swimming pool with an inflatable ball has caused uproar on social media.
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Posted on Twitter by retail company SACO on their official page, the image features a family lounging in a swimming pool with a glaring difference from the original image - as pointed out by a Twitter user who posted original image - there is an inflatable ball where there's supposed to be the woman. Other changes include pix-elated faces and blacked-out bodies of the man and two kids.
It did not take long before the stark differences were noticed by the Twitteratis, who had a hard time comprehending it.
One user revealed that it was not an isolated occurrence:
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Posted on Twitter by retail company SACO on their official page, the image features a family lounging in a swimming pool with a glaring difference from the original image - as pointed out by a Twitter user who posted original image - there is an inflatable ball where there's supposed to be the woman. Other changes include pix-elated faces and blacked-out bodies of the man and two kids.
It did not take long before the stark differences were noticed by the Twitteratis, who had a hard time comprehending it.
One user revealed that it was not an isolated occurrence:
Saudi Arabia to finally allow establishment of female gyms
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has strict modesty rules, making it obligatory for women to do hijab or wear abaya when they step outside their homes.
Last year, Saudi police detained a young woman after receiving complaints that she removed her abaya on a main street in the capital Riyadh.