VW pulls car ad after outcry, apologizes for racist overtone
On May 19, Germany’s Volkswagen pulled a social media ad for a new car and apologized after an outcry over its racist overtones, saying that “that “we can understand the outrage and anger.”
The ten-second spot posted on Instagram and Twitter shows a massive white hand pushing a black man away from beside a new yellow....
The ten-second spot posted on Instagram and Twitter shows a massive white hand pushing a black man away from beside a new yellow....
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