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Dove in hot water over "racist" advertisement

Date: Oct 10, 2017

Dove's U.S. Facebook page shows a black woman removing a brown T-shirt and revealing a white woman in a white T-shirt underneath

Unilever has apologised for an advertisement for its Dove soap brand which has been criticised for being racist. The 3-second video clip, posted on Dove's U.S. Facebook page shows a black woman removing a brown T-shirt and revealing a white woman in a white T-shirt underneath. Dove removed the clip and apologised, saying on Twitter that the post had "missed the mark in representing women of colour thoughtfully". 

Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to the Founder and CEO of Brand Leadership Group Thebe Ikalafeng

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