Spot The Difference: What’s Missing From This IKEA Catalog In Saudi Arabia?

ALL THE WOMEN. You can’t airbrush women from reality, but that hasn’t stopped Saudi Arabia’s IKEA catalog from trying. Because heaven forbid a woman covet a Hemnes bookshelf or a Svanby sofa. Everyone knows furniture is for men and boys ONLY. DUH. UPDATE: IKEA has issued an apology saying, “We should have reacted and realized that excluding women…

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Rebecca Eisenberg

Oct 1, 2012

Just to clarify: Women weren’t just removed from bathroom scenes. They were removed from photos of bookshelves, desks, bedding, and all other settings as well. Click through this slideshow for more examples.

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