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No. 94791

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36407651

>A Chinese firm has apologised over an advert for detergent which has provoked a storm of allegations of racism.


>The manufacturer of Qiaobi said it strongly opposed and condemned racial discrimination, and was sorry the advert had caused controversy.


>In it, a black man is stuffed head-first into a washing machine before emerging as a light-skinned Asian.


Has this made the news where anyone else is?

No. 94793

There was a similar advert in Poland except it was a black toddler. I found it funny.

No. 94794

Can people PLEASE start putting this shit in the News General?

>>>/b/85776

No. 94797

>>94793
This Qiaobi advert is actually just a copy of an advert in Italy in which a white man becomes black with the message "colored is better".

Nobody got mad about that though.

No. 94802

Just heard about this yesterday, I'm in the US. I read that they weren't sorry at all tho

No. 94805

Why does no use the news general on this site?

No. 94806

>>94794
Thank you! That brazillian thread should be merged there too

No. 94809

>>94806

And the loli-chan thread.

No. 94810

>>94802
No reason for them to apologize.

No. 94833




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