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Pub faces backlash for 'misogynistic' Fifty Shades of Grey gaffa tape joke
SCOTTISH PUB ALFIE’S Bar are in hot water after a sandwich board offering free gaffa tape to ‘shut her up’ has been condemned by campaigners claiming it trivialises domestic abuse.
The Glasgow bar posted their latest promotional board to Twitter, captioning it ‘We couldn’t resist!!!’
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The bar–who describe themselves as the Best West End Student Bar–have since removed the tweet, but it didn’t stop outrage over what many labelled sexist, misogynistic, and trivialising domestic violence.
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The bar initially refused to apologise for the backlash
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Some people thought it was just a bit of a laugh
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The bar, which claims to be a small family run business, later released a statement on their Facebook page explaining their thinking behind the board:
They explain that they believed groups such as Women for Independence were using the image to rile up a hate mob by taking the remarks out of context.
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