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Backlash
Department store criticised for ad that 'promotes date rape'
The ad features a man standing behind a woman with the text “Spike your friend’s eggnog when they’re not looking.”
NEW YORK DEPARTMENT store Bloomingdale’s has apologised for a page in its Christmas catalogue which people felt promoted date rape.
The ad features a man standing behind a woman with the text:
Spike your friend’s eggnog when they’re not looking.
It provoked outrage on Twitter:
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Following the backlash, the company apologised :
Many feel that the apology is not enough and asked how the ad was printed in the first place.
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