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British Regulator Seeks to Stamp Out Harmful and Offensive Gender Stereotypes in Advertising

The wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle is officially in the books.  Like many of you, I learned some interesting things about the royal couple in the media hysteria leading up to the wedding. For example, when she was eleven years old, Ms. Markle (now the Duchess of Sussex) took on a major national advertiser for its use of gender stereotyping in a commercial for dishwashing liquid and prevailed.… More

Thoughts on KFC’s Extra Crispy British Apology Ad

Background

Last week, KFC restaurants published a full-page advertisement in British newspapers to apologize for a chicken shortage that had closed a number of its locations.  The ad’s most prominent feature was a KFC chicken bucket with its initials rearranged “FCK”.  The ad received wide acclaim on the internet for its candor and informal audience engagement.

Our Advertising & Marketing Law Blog co-editors got together to share their reactions.… More