Un gran comerç de Bèlgica obre la campanya d’estiu amb una dona en burkini

La publicitat d’estiu de bol.com mostra el canvi cultural que viu Europa. A Bèlgica, la submissió religiosa del cos femení ara és un reclam comercial simpàtic, modern, inclusiu i refrescant.

Campanya del burkini de bolt.com a Bèlgica

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Una campanya publicitària d’estiu vista a Bèlgica resumeix molt bé el moment cultural europeu: una dona somrient, amb una taula de surf i vestida amb burkini. La publicitat apareix en marquesines al carrer amb el lema “La botiga dels esquitxos d’estiu”. L’anunci és de bol.com, un dels grans comerços en línia dels Països Baixos i Bèlgica que competeix directament amb Amazon.

La fotografia concentra tots els codis de la publicitat amable: color groc, somriure, surf, vacances i diversitat. El burkini no apareix com un símbol religiós, sinó com una opció moderna, simpàtica i plenament normalitzada. La campanya de bol.com no només ven productes d’estiu, també ven una idea de normalitat: la cobertura religiosa del cos femení convertida en postal de vacances.

Bol.com presenta la submissió com a diversitat

El burkini neix d’una concepció religiosa molt concreta: la idea que el cos de la dona s’ha de cobrir fins i tot en un espai de lleure, esport i aigua. Per això, segons el mitjà neerlandès Nieuwnieuws, la campanya ha provocat polèmica a Bèlgica: grups contraris a la islamització han criticat que una gran marca utilitzi el burkini com a imatge amable d’una campanya d’estiu.

A Bèlgica i als Països Baixos, el debat sobre el burkini no és nou. En els darrers anys, diferents municipis, piscines i espais públics han viscut discussions sobre si aquesta peça s’ha de permetre o limitar en determinats equipaments. Ara, la novetat és que apareix integrada en una campanya comercial d’estiu d’una gran plataforma.

Activistes boicotegen la campanya del burkini

La campanya no ha quedat només en una polèmica a les xarxes. Activistes de l’entorn de Steden Tegen Islamisering —“Ciutats contra la Islamització”— han denunciat públicament l’anunci i han cridat al boicot contra bol.com. En una de les accions difoses, una dona apareix davant la marquesina i hi enganxa un cartell de protesta sobre la mateixa publicitat del burkini.

Un gran comerç de Bèlgica obre la campanya d’estiu amb una dona en burkini

El cartell afegit mostra una dona amb niqab i el missatge en neerlandès “De islam kan uw vrijheid schaden”, que es pot traduir com “L’islam pot perjudicar la vostra llibertat”. D’aquesta manera, els activistes contraposen la imatge original de la campanya —una dona somrient amb burkini presentada com a escena d’estiu— amb una denúncia explícita contra l’islam polític i la pèrdua de llibertats.

La protesta s’ha dirigit contra bol.com per haver incorporat el burkini a una campanya comercial de vacances. Els activistes consideren que la marca normalitza una vestimenta religiosa associada a la cobertura del cos femení i la presenta com una imatge simpàtica, moderna i inclusiva. Per això demanen deixar de comprar a la plataforma i convertir el cas en una denúncia pública.

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