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NFL - Inspire Change (2021) :60 (USA)

The NFL wants to end systematic racism and inspire change.

Yelp unveils new anti-racist platform

The UGC review platform wants to ensure diversity and inclusion exists, and will therefore allow businesses to be reported for "racist behavior.&

Nike and Beats by Dre respond to George Floyd's murder.

Tensions are running high on day two of protests and riots across America in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of murderous police.
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Stop the Spread of Racism: Special Hand Sanitizer Combats Xenophobia

New awareness effort from the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice aims to curb coronavirus-related xenophobia
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Bomb threats to ad agency after SAS ad. Russian botnet was not involved in massive downvote.

The reactions to the SAS "What is Scandinavian?

SAS - "What is Scandinavian? Nothing" 45 second edit launched as controversy continues.

All ads are eventually edited down to TV-slot length, so here is the 45 second version of the SAS ad "What is Scandinavian? Nothing"

Hornbach - So riecht das Frühjahr / This is what spring smells like (2019) :45 (Germany)

Hornbach knows what spring smells like. It smells like sweaty men doing difficult landscaping jobs, and fixing up the house.
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Prada Pradamalia Otto & Toto characters pulled after accusations of "blackface", Prada apologises

Prada's Pradamalia is accused of being "Sambo-like imagery" and blackface on social media. Prada decided to pull the carachter.
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Nando's - #Youpeople / Stereotypes (2018) :60 (South Africa)

The ad contains a variety of hilarious scenes in which South Africans typically stereotype one another based on their appearance, accents, habits, and
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Lola, the model in the "Racist Dove ad" defends original concept

Lola Ogunyemi is a model who has unwillingly become the face of "racist ad" after she appeared in a Dove body wash campaign.

SheaMoisture's growing pains as they expand market - social media backlash for ads

A funny thing happened on SheaMoisture's way to expanding their market share...
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Banjo, Sydney ad agency, apologises for alleged 'racial' incident

"What is it with advertising agencies this week?" asks Twitter down under as the news spread that Banjo Advertising had said to a candidate
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Chinese detergent company apologise & blame media for over-amplification of 'racist' black man ad.

Shanghai Leishang Cosmetics, who created the washing powder ad that went viral, says "sorry” for harm caused by foreign media's "over-a

Refugees Welcome: "Search Racism. Find truth." (2016) case study (Germany)

FCB Zurich partnered with the organisation Refugees Welcome to create “Search racism. Find truth.” youtube pre-roll campaign.
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Dave Trott: "It's Not Black and White" - but the backlash to anything usually is

I'm glad Dave Trott, ad-man with his name on many ad agency doors, and many ad books (Creative Mischief is one, Predatory Thinking another, both
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Is adidas racist or stupid?

Everybody's favorite German shoe company, adidas, decided the pair of JS Round House Mids with shackles would be just the thing to attract the hi
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Burger King - Crispy Chicken Wrap / Mary J Blige / banned ad - (2012)

Mary J Blige sing about Burger King's "Crispy chicken wrap with three cheeses" and bloggers are horrified.

"Move over Cadbury, the diva took your ad down" - Cadbury ad accused of racism

A Cadbury's ad with the line "Move over Naomi, there's a new diva in town" references the supermodel Naomi Campbell's infamou
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Tombola Bingo "Thank you Tito" ad banned by the ASA for being racist

Banned ad of the week, last years "Tombola Bingo" advert where a british upper class (and white) bloke sits on the beach in his tuxedo, havi
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KFC Australia pulls "cricket survival guide" ad after US viewers finds it racist.

Once again, the world wide web causes a local ad to be misinterpreted abroad.
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Please Coke, It's Christmas without your help, stop competing with Apotekarnes Julmust.

Remember way back in 2003? Coke still doesn't get it - Julmust rules. Yes, it's that time of year again.
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Petronas / 50th Merdeka Celebrations - Tan Hong Ming is in love - (2008) : 30 (Malaysia)

Tan Hong Ming is in love. He's also very cute. Tan Hong Ming, is Malaysian Chinese while the girl he loves is Malaysian Malay.
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Dutch fireworks ad featuring islamic terrorist group slammed for being anti-muslim

The Dutch government's consumer safety institute firework safety message campaign featuring a spoof Islamist terrorist group has been citisized f
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Coloreria Italiana - Coloured is better - (2007) :40 (Italy)

A woman doing the laundry tires of her boring skinny husbands attempts to seduce her, so she jams a washing powder pack in his mouth and tosses him in
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Coloreria Italiana - Husbands Revenge (2007) :50 (Italy)

In the original Coloreria Italiana ad the horny but rather unattractive skinny husband who prances about in his old ugly underwear was turned into a h
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Sony PSP Ads: White Vs. Black

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Japanese TV ad retreats after accusations of racism

They really didn't mean to be racist they say, but cosmetics maker Mandom Corp realise how bad their ad might look to some and have decided to pu
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Ice cream names cause debate - are the names racist or Nazi codewords?

GB Glace launched a new flavor of a classic ice-cream the other week, and were promptly accused of racism.

Ministry of Sound - Fox Hunter, Graffiti, Protester - USE YOUR VOTE print 1997

"USE YOUR VOTE - you know he'll use his."

Ministry of Sound - You know what I'm talking about - USE YOUR VOTE (1997) :30 (UK)

"You know what I'm talking about, you know what I'm talking about! I want my country back. I want the scum out!"
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