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ASA kills ‘blackface’ ad
The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered the controversial ‘blackface’ ad produced by Lowe Cape Town for Cape Town Fish market be withdrawn.
The ad in question references a stereotypical ‘African Dictator’ – with an actor in blackface and wearing an Afro – diverting funds into his “expense account.” The ad, which consists of various vignettes, features the same actor also playing a prostitute, a dodgy doctor, porn director and rental agent.
Unilever calls Flora ads ‘offensive and unacceptable’
Unilever has issued a statement distancing itself from an ad for margarine brand Flora and criticised as homophobic by various news outlets and social media users.
Lowe drops Bull, Peter Badenhorst joins as ECD
Lowe Bull is rebranding as Lowe + Partners South Africa after the international parent company acquired a majority share in the local agency. Its two offices become Lowe Johannesburg and Lowe Cape Town.