Posted on 04/05/2017 3:24:10 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Nivea has withdrawn an advert that was branded racist on social media and shared by right wing groups.
The German skincare maker’s ad for a deodorant included a picture of a woman and the slogan “white is purity.”
It was posted on Nivea’s Middle East Facebook page with the caption: “Keep it clean, keep it bright. Don’t let anything ruin it.”
The post sparked a backlash, with social media users accusing Nivea of being racist and insensitive.
(Excerpt) Read more at philadelphia.cbslocal.com ...
Colors are racisis....
Has anybody checked on Ivory Soap lately?
It used to be 99.4% pure, which might be OK even today if you adhere to the “one drop” theory.
BLM, the Klan with a Tan, must have complained.
I suppose the color of snow is next.
Interesting tidbit....
The German brand barely made it through WWII. Nivea had been previously known as a Jewish brand and suffered from hateful campaigns that meant to take down the business. Although Nivea’s executives never showed any support to the Nazi regime whatsoever, they did start featuring blonde, light skin models in their ads to dodge being banned. However, they always remained neutral in regards to their political beliefs. At the time, Nivea was the best-selling skincare brand among Jewish and Nazis alike.
Read more: http://ppcorn.com/us/2016/03/06/nivea-7-things-didnt-know/#ixzz4dPxvYIKo
Wrong century, folks.
Next they’ll claim black ain’t so beautiful.
Right?
deodorants with whiteners are common here in the Philippines: A lot of women have darkening of the skin in their armpits due to acanthosis nigricans. This is found in Asians, AmerIndians and many Hispanics, and can be a marker for pre diabetes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16335908
of course, whitener is also common in skin creams too. All the local Filipino girls want to have pale skin like the women in the popular Korean soap operas.
here is a LOL commercial about the trend
No. Only white is racist. The rest of the colors are oppressed.
Black is the absence of all color. Black is racist.
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