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Mum blasts Marks and Spencer's ponytail pulling photo as it 'promotes violence against women'

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Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kids A mum has criticised Marks and Spencer for using an image of a brother pulling his sister's ponytail.

Tracey Garcia says the photo is 'offensive on so many fronts' as it sends the message that violence towards females is OK. Taking to Twitter to vent her anger, she shared the retailer's image alongside a drawing from @elisegravel, which states: "Grownups, if a boy is mean to your daughter, don't tell her it's because he likes her, violence and aggression are never signs of love." While the image has since been removed by M&S following Tracey's complaint, she says she feels let down by the 'family retailer'. READ MORE:

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