Nivea pulls "white purity" ad after backlash and racism claims

[malaise]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nivea-pulls-white-purity-ad-after-backlash-and-racism-claims/
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Social media users were quick to condemn the ad, which was also picked up by some accounts on Twitter and 4Chan that promote white supremacy. Some commented on the photo with images of an approving Hitler or Pepe the frog, a cartoon mascot of the alt-right.

Beiersdorf, the German company that owns Nivea, released a statement on Tuesday apologizing for the insensitive image. “We are deeply sorry to anyone who may take offense to this specific post,” it said. “After realizing that the post is misleading, it was immediately withdrawn.” A representative told The New York Times the post was part of a Middle East-specific campaign for the deodorant that would associate the color black with strength and white with purity.

This is the second time in six years Nivea has apologized for a racially insensitive advertisement. In 2011, the company was criticized for an ad with the words “Re-civilize Yourself,” over an image of a clean-cut black man appearing to discard a mask of a black man with an Afro. The company pledged to review their approval process after that incident.

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I'm sick of these racists

[heaven05]

1. well, new ameriKKKan prezident

has made good ameriKKKan people and others worldwide start pining back to days of old, now new again, where white is pure and right, always...and black is...well you know where that can go because it is the way all true white ameriKKKans think.

AmeriKKKans ARE the leaders of the free world now..

[malaise]

2. Pure as the driven snow