Unilever Lynx Ads Harmful To Children, Offensive To Women, Says U.K. Authority
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The U.K.’s advertising watchdog says that recent ads for Unilever’s Lynx brand deodorants and Lynx Excite shower gel breach advertising code, objectify women and are not appropriate for children to view. The ads must not appear again in their current form.
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