Sanex Shower Gel Advert Banned Over Concerns of Racial Stereotyping
A television advert for Sanex shower gel has been pulled from broadcast after the UK’s advertising watchdog ruled it reinforced harmful racial stereotypes. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that the commercial, which aired in June, portrayed black skin as dry, cracked and itchy, while showing white skin as smooth and problem-free. The regulator upheld…