カテゴリー: Advertising
Calls for boycott after Swiss watchmaker becomes latest western brand accused of racist imageryThe Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and removed an advert featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted accusations of r…
In today’s newsletter: Doctors are sounding the alarm over a surge in cancers and irreversible skin damage linked to bleaching creams, as colourism continues to shape beauty ideals from Africa to AsiaGood morning. The slogan “black is beautiful” rang o…
Pioneering director with a vital role in India’s ‘parallel cinema’ movement who used his films to explore difficult issuesThe Indian film-maker Shyam Benegal, who has died aged 90, was a pillar of the “parallel cinema” movement, the informal grouping o…
Pioneering director with a vital role in India’s ‘parallel cinema’ movement who used his films to explore difficult issuesThe Indian film-maker Shyam Benegal, who has died aged 90, was a pillar of the “parallel cinema” movement, the informal grouping o…
State regulator tightens advertising rules to align society with ‘core socialist values’China has banned all celebrities from endorsing a range of products and banned those with “lapsed morals” from endorsing anything, as part of an ongoing drive to al…
Withdrawal of jewellery advert criticised as a concession to extremistsThe advertisement featured a Muslim man and his Hindu wife preparing for a Hindu-style baby shower. Its tagline read: “A beautiful confluence of two different religions, traditions …
Niine’s sponsorship of Rajasthan Royals aims to help remove stigma around periodsWhen the Rajasthan Royals walk on to the pitch this September, it will mark more than a long awaited return of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket.Emblazoned on the back o…
Company agrees to change branding to promote ‘more inclusive vision of beauty’The Indian arm of the consumer goods group Unilever says it will change the name of its skin-lightening cosmetics range Fair & Lovely and stop using terms such as “whiten…
My friend David Kilburn, who has died in Seoul, South Korea, aged 76, enjoyed a varied career as an advertising executive, journalist, entrepreneur and conservation activist. An unmistakable figure in his broad-brimmed hats and Issey Miyake suits, grey…
Media ads call for imposing of sanctions to protect human rights in former colonyThe British government and MPs are to be the focus of a digital advertising campaign in which Hong Kong pro-democracy activists will plead for the UK to take action to pro…