Your Thursday Wake-Up Call: Senators Push for 'Honest Ads.' Plus, Shocking Commercials for Skin Lighteners
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Skin-lightening products are a big market in many countries, but sometimes the way they’re advertised sparks an outcry. Another recent spot from Malaysia for a product called SlimmeWhite shows a man abusing his wife and throwing her out of the house. After she uses the product — becoming slimmer and paler — he begs her to come back. Ad Age reached out to the production house, but it hasn’t yet responded; it reportedly has said the message of the ad is to “appreciate your spouse.” Watch it below.
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