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'Offensive' Tampex ad banned after receiving 84 complaints

'Offensive' tampon ad banned after ASAI received 84 complaints. It was criticised for using an in...

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16.00 30 Jul 2020


'Offensive' Tampex ad banned after receiving 84 complaints


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'Offensive' tampon ad banned after ASAI received 84 complaints. It was criticised for using an inappropriate manner to discuss a sensitive topic. What do you think about the Tampax ad? Did you find it offensive? Should it have been banned? Ciara chats to listeners and Orla Twomey, Chief Executive of the ASAI

 

Picture: A scene from the Tampax Tampons Pearl Compak advert.  Picture by: YouTube/Candide McDonald

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