[Wales Online] A picture hanging in an Ikea showroom in Cardiff has caused outrage by showing a young boy Eagle-eyed Stevie Davies-Evans noticed the print in a bedroom showroom at the store on Monday. He was shopping for furniture when he spotted the
The print, in black and white, shows a child using his finger to pretend he has a mustache. The portrait was one of four pictures but the rest showed
Davies-Evans said, "It was quite a shock when I saw it. I caught it by fluke. It was one of four pictures in a row above a bed and it just caught my eye. I thought it was a bit weird because that pose has such negative connations."
Stevie said he was
The business development manager also expressed concern about the picture being displayed in a family store like Ikea. He said, "I've got an 11-year-old daughter and I wouldn't want her mimicking that. It probably wasn’t the best picture to put up."
Ikea Cardiff store manager Richard Owen said, "We can confirm that a photograph that could cause offense to some of our customers was found in our store. We often use photography to illustrate life at home in our room sets and as soon as we were made aware the image was immediately removed. We apologize for any offense the image may have caused."
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