No girls allowed

Posted on October 7th, 2012



Of course, IKEA doesn't really hate women. They just love money, like any other business. And they've learned they make more when they cater to the local market's preferences. In Canada, that means spelling "colour" with a U. In Saudi Arabia, it means condoning and perpetuating the idea that women have no place in society. To be fair, there's not much point marketing to a demographic that can't even drive to the store for fear of getting 10 lashes.

In an announcement that must have been terribly amusing to Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy, IKEA had to apologize for failing to shove their corporate moral judgments down locals' throats, public opinion be damned.

- Graham 

P.S. Today is Canadian Thanksgiving and, above all else, I am thankful for my brilliant, goofy, perfect girls.

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