Sanex shower gel ad banned over racial stereotype
Source: BBC
A TV advert for Sanex shower gel which showed black skin as cracked and white skin as smooth has been banned for reinforcing a racial stereotype.The ad shows two models with dark skin - one has itchy skin and the other has dry skin - followed by a white woman with no skin problems.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld two complaints which said the depiction of dark skin as dry, cracked and itchy "could…
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