White fragility? UK supermarket advert sparks online racism row

White fragility? UK supermarket advert sparks online racism row

The Jakarta Post-Lifestyle·2020-11-20 15:00

Online calls for a boycott of Sainsbury's supermarket over its advert showing a Black family yearning to spend Christmas together have renewed a bitter debate over racism in Britain.

Some white social media users said they felt unrepresented by the television advert released this week - the first of three featuring different fictional families - while others spoke out to back the brand and condemn racism.

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