Clothing Brand Takes Down Swimwear with Quranic Verses After Being Called Out on TikTok
The Playmate Stores had been selling pyjamas and swimwear for women with Quran prints on them.
The Playmate Stores' decision to list pyjamas and swimsuits was first noticed by a TikTok user, named Abu Toz, who is an American Muslim, according to a report on the Singapore news website, AsiaOne.
In the TikTok video, that was posted on 19 June, the man shows how the online store had listings such as "Islamic Cami Pajama Set" while other lists showed several one-piece swimwear.
In a caption superimposed against the listings' screenshot in the video, the man wrote, "please we need to do something about this, they are using Quran prints on bikinis now!! And disrespecting Islaim [sic]".
The man expresses his anger while showing that the online store is from Singapore.
"Singapore, I lost all respect for your country. I could stand here and say racist … about your country, about your people, but I won't. That's what makes us different," he says in the video while asking Muslims around the world to "hold Singapore accountable for posting stuff like this on their website".
The online store is using a Singapore address on its website while simultaneously stating on its Facebook page that they are based in the US. The Facebook page, however, has no posts on its feed.
Source: says.com
