#Petition targets same-sex kiss in new Cadbury egg commercial

#Petition targets same-sex kiss in new Cadbury egg commercial

“#Petition targets same-sex kiss in new Cadbury egg commercial” Cadbury is getting creamed by critics on social media, who say the British candy company is “selling sex to children.” A new commercial to celebrate the iconic Cadbury Creme Egg’s 50th anniversary — happy birthday, you delectable confection! — and promote the chocolatier’s annual Easter lineup,…

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#UK government removes ‘sexist’ coronavirus ad following backlash

#UK government removes ‘sexist’ coronavirus ad following backlash

“#UK government removes ‘sexist’ coronavirus ad following backlash” A coronavirus safety awareness advertisement put forward by the British government that urged citizens to “Stay home. Save lives” was pulled this week after it was widely criticized as “sexist.” The cartoon poster showed the inside of four homes, three of which had women and girls doing chores like ironing, sweeping, homeschooling and painting…

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#How Stan Cornyn turned Warner Bros. into rock’s hottest label

#How Stan Cornyn turned Warner Bros. into rock’s hottest label

“#How Stan Cornyn turned Warner Bros. into rock’s hottest label” The headline was brutally honest, reading: “How We Lost $35,509 on the ‘album of the year’ (dammit).”  The advertisement described how Warner Bros. Records had poured a huge amount of money into promoting young artist Van Dyke Parks and his avant-garde album “Song Cycle,” which…

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#Vitamin sellers flagged by feds got coronavirus aid loans

#Vitamin sellers flagged by feds got coronavirus aid loans

“#Vitamin sellers flagged by feds got coronavirus aid loans” A trio of supplements sellers snagged millions in coronavirus relief loans last spring — all within weeks of getting dinged by the feds for questionable claims about their products, The Post has learned. The vitamin marketers joined the rush for Paycheck Protection Program aid in early…

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#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news

#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news

“#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news” Star magazine, which has gotten into trouble before for blurring the lines between advertising and journalism, has done it again.  The latest issues of Star and sister publication In Touch ran a full-page ad for cosmetics retailer Sephora that was designed to look like editorial copy…

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