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Peloton Stock Gets Pummeled Over Backlash from 'Gift That Gives' Ad
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December 4, 2019
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1:09Now PlayingOnline outrage over a Peloton Interactive Inc. holiday ad drove down shares and prompted calls for the stationary-bike maker to pull the commercial. #Peloton
The TV spot, which depicts a woman showing a video diary to her male partner of a year spent on the Peloton he gave her, struck some viewers as sexist. Critics on social media said the ad made it seem like the woman was being pressured to keep her weight in check.
Peloton dropped as much as 10%, the most intraday in about two months.
The backlash to the ad, called “The Gift that Gives Back,” is “worth monitoring,” as is Peloton’s response, said Justin Patterson, an analyst at Raymond James. He said he expects the ad will be pulled, and the controversy will eventually die down once the late-night shows do their “inevitable” parodies.
A spokeswoman for Peloton did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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