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Europe Demands End To Mr. Clean's Sexist Reign [Advertising]
Posted on September 10, 2008
A brainwashed American might look at Mr. Clean and think to themselves, A man used as an icon in cleaning product advertisement rather than the stereotypical housewife. That's the opposite of sexism! Try turning off the television propaganda some time, Yankee imperialist! The European Parliament has taken up the burden of righting the wrongs of the advertising industry, by decrying grossly sexist images like the gender-dominant Mr. Clean: Last week, the legislature voted 504 to 110 to scold advertisers for sexual stereotyping, adopting a nonbinding report that seeks to prod the industr...
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