Sunbed company is slammed over ‘highly offensive’ Anzac Day post: ‘This is so unbelievably tone deaf’
- Sunbed retailed receives flak for ANZAC Day post
- Included an image of women just wearing a g-string
An Australian sunbed company has come under fire after posting a risque photo to commemorate Anzac Day.
Sunbeds Australia posted the photo to Instagram early on Tuesday showing a woman lying face down in a sunbed and only wearing a g-string.
‘Honouring our heroes with a golden glow and a moment of gratitude,’ the post read.
An Australian sunbed company has come under fire after posting a risque photo to commemorate Anzac Day
The post was also accompanied with a link to the company’s website and the hashtags: ‘#lestweforget #tanning #anzacday #collarium’.
Social media users were left outraged and were quick to hit back at the post.
‘Are you for real?? This is absurd,’ one wrote.
‘I think it’s in your best interest that you delete this,’ a second wrote.
Another added: ‘What a disrespectful and highly offensive caption. I’m disgusted.’
One particularly irate user wrote, ‘How dare you’.
‘Making a mockery of our brave servicemen and women who lost their lives and fought in wars.
‘This is so unbelievably tone deaf. Take it down & apologise.’
While operating a commercial tanning salon is illegal in Australia under the Radiation Act 2005, it is not illegal to sell sunbeds for private, at-home use.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Sunbeds Australia for comment.
Sunbeds Australia was not alone for drawing controversy on ANZAC Day.
Glamorous influencer Amy Castano posted a clip of herself in her apartment dancing exotically to a marching band during the Sydney commemoration parade.
The clip included the words: ‘Anzac Day living in the city.’ The caption said: #anzacday.
The photo was posted to Instagram and Facebook early on ANZAC day on Tuesday while celebrations and marches were still occurring across the nation
Castano smiled as she danced to the music, waving her hands and closing her eyes.
She posted the video to her combined audience of almost 700,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram.
On Instagram, she captioned it: ‘I look forward to this every year.’
The marching band was playing A Long Way to Tipperary, a song closely associated with WWI as soldiers used it to keep time as they marched into battle.
Reaction to Castano’s clip was swift and brutal on TikTok.
‘Wow very insensitive and rude. No wonder you get no views as an ‘influencer’,’ wrote one woman.
‘Have a bit of respect,’ another wrote.
‘Wow very insensitive and rude. No wonder you get no views as an ‘influencer’,’ a third added.
Undeterred, Castano posted an explanation for the clip after being slammed.
‘I could see the parade from my window and I was taking part as was everyone else who was there.’
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