Cenk Uygur
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How Racist Is The New Dove Ad?
Posted
October 10, 2017
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October 10, 2017
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2,337
1,711
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"Over the weekend, Dove got itself into a whole lot of hot water, posting a racist ad to its Facebook page, before removing the post and offering a tepid apology.
The GIF, which social media users captured in still images and was captioned"Ready for a Dove Shower?," showing a black woman removing a brown shirt and... becoming a white woman in a white shirt:
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The viral post shows stills of two of three women that appear in the ad.
As backlash grew, Dove removed the ad and posted an apology, saying it had "missed the mark" (which seems like a bit of an understatement)”*
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