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Swiss Watchmaker Apologises After Backlash Over Racist 'Slanted Eye' Ad
- Tuesday August 19, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled down an advertisement featuring an Asian male model with a 'slanted eye' gesture.
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Kerala Hospital Apologises For Using Morgan Freeman's Pic In Skin Treatment Ad
- Tuesday February 1, 2022
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
A hospital in Kerala has apologised for using a photo of American actor Morgan Freeman in a skin treatment ad.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ad Shows Actor "Brownfaced" To Look Indian, Sparks Anger In Singapore
- Monday July 29, 2019
- India News | Agence France-Presse
An advertisement featuring an actor of Chinese origin with his skin darkened to portray different races has sparked anger in multi-ethnic Singapore, prompting an apology from the country's state-owned broadcaster.
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www.ndtv.com
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Burger King Removes Racist Ad Showing People Eating With Chopsticks
- Tuesday April 9, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Burger King pulled a promotional video in New Zealand showing customers trying to eat burgers with chopsticks after it sparked an outcry in China and demands for an apology from the U.S. fast food chain.
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www.ndtv.com
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"This Is Racist," CNN Tells Trump Jr Why They Didn't Run His Dad's Ad
- Sunday November 4, 2018
- World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post
Donald Trump Jr. had a grievance to air Saturday morning.
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www.ndtv.com
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South African Protesters Ransack H&M Stores Over "Racist" Ad
- Sunday January 14, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Protesters angered by a "racist" H&M advertisement ransacked several of the Swedish fashion group's South African stores on Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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South African Protesters Ransack H&M Stores Over "Racist" Ad
- Saturday January 13, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Protesters angered by a "racist" H&M advertisement ransacked several of the Swedish fashion group's South African stores on Saturday
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www.ndtv.com
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Model In 'Racist' Dove Ad Speaks Out. She May Surprise You
- Thursday October 12, 2017
- Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant
Days after Dove apologised for an advertisement deemed racist by netizens, the black model featured in it has spoken out, addressing the outrage. In a strongly-worded op-ed for The Guardian, Lola Ogunyemi admits while she can see how screenshots of the ad going viral may have been "misinterpreted," the images were taken out of context.
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www.ndtv.com
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China Hails Brotherly Africa Relations After 'Racist' Ad Outcry
- Tuesday May 31, 2016
- World News | Reuters
China and Africa are "good brothers" and China respects all people regardless of race, the government said on Monday after a detergent maker apologised for an advert showing a black man bundled into a washing machine that many called racist.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Detergent Maker Apologises For Racist Ad, Blames Media
- Sunday May 29, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
A Chinese laundry detergent firm has apologised for its controversial ad in which a black man turns into a fair-skinned Chinese man after undergoing a wash with its detergent but blamed the media for the global hype.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Detergent Ad Turns Black To White, Criticised As Racist
- Friday May 27, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Chinese detergent commercial showing a dark-skinned man stuffed into a washing machine and transformed into a fair-skinned Asian has provoked outrage, although more so overseas that at home, where it was greeted with apparent acceptance.
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www.ndtv.com
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Japanese airline sorry over 'racist' commercial
- Monday January 20, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) said on Monday it was modifying a TV commercial after apologising to customers who complained it used racist stereotyping, but insisted they had meant no offence.
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www.ndtv.com
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Swiss Watchmaker Apologises After Backlash Over Racist 'Slanted Eye' Ad
- Tuesday August 19, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled down an advertisement featuring an Asian male model with a 'slanted eye' gesture.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Hospital Apologises For Using Morgan Freeman's Pic In Skin Treatment Ad
- Tuesday February 1, 2022
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
A hospital in Kerala has apologised for using a photo of American actor Morgan Freeman in a skin treatment ad.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ad Shows Actor "Brownfaced" To Look Indian, Sparks Anger In Singapore
- Monday July 29, 2019
- India News | Agence France-Presse
An advertisement featuring an actor of Chinese origin with his skin darkened to portray different races has sparked anger in multi-ethnic Singapore, prompting an apology from the country's state-owned broadcaster.
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www.ndtv.com
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Burger King Removes Racist Ad Showing People Eating With Chopsticks
- Tuesday April 9, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Burger King pulled a promotional video in New Zealand showing customers trying to eat burgers with chopsticks after it sparked an outcry in China and demands for an apology from the U.S. fast food chain.
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www.ndtv.com
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"This Is Racist," CNN Tells Trump Jr Why They Didn't Run His Dad's Ad
- Sunday November 4, 2018
- World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post
Donald Trump Jr. had a grievance to air Saturday morning.
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www.ndtv.com
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South African Protesters Ransack H&M Stores Over "Racist" Ad
- Sunday January 14, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Protesters angered by a "racist" H&M advertisement ransacked several of the Swedish fashion group's South African stores on Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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South African Protesters Ransack H&M Stores Over "Racist" Ad
- Saturday January 13, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Protesters angered by a "racist" H&M advertisement ransacked several of the Swedish fashion group's South African stores on Saturday
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www.ndtv.com
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Model In 'Racist' Dove Ad Speaks Out. She May Surprise You
- Thursday October 12, 2017
- Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant
Days after Dove apologised for an advertisement deemed racist by netizens, the black model featured in it has spoken out, addressing the outrage. In a strongly-worded op-ed for The Guardian, Lola Ogunyemi admits while she can see how screenshots of the ad going viral may have been "misinterpreted," the images were taken out of context.
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www.ndtv.com
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China Hails Brotherly Africa Relations After 'Racist' Ad Outcry
- Tuesday May 31, 2016
- World News | Reuters
China and Africa are "good brothers" and China respects all people regardless of race, the government said on Monday after a detergent maker apologised for an advert showing a black man bundled into a washing machine that many called racist.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Detergent Maker Apologises For Racist Ad, Blames Media
- Sunday May 29, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
A Chinese laundry detergent firm has apologised for its controversial ad in which a black man turns into a fair-skinned Chinese man after undergoing a wash with its detergent but blamed the media for the global hype.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Detergent Ad Turns Black To White, Criticised As Racist
- Friday May 27, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Chinese detergent commercial showing a dark-skinned man stuffed into a washing machine and transformed into a fair-skinned Asian has provoked outrage, although more so overseas that at home, where it was greeted with apparent acceptance.
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www.ndtv.com
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Japanese airline sorry over 'racist' commercial
- Monday January 20, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) said on Monday it was modifying a TV commercial after apologising to customers who complained it used racist stereotyping, but insisted they had meant no offence.
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www.ndtv.com