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Feminism and Diversity

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La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 12:50 PM Apr 2012

The fairer sex? Indian company launches an intimate wash designed to 'brighten' the vagin Read more [View all]


A feminine hygiene product launched in India which promises to 'brighten' skin around the vagina is causing widespread controversy.
A 25-second TV advert for Clean & Dry Intimate Wash is being advertised on prime time television, and shows a woman using the product to lighten her sexual organs to please her man.
The product has attracted condemnation on Twitter and blogging sites, with one (male) user branding it 'the ultimate insult' and others bemoaning the extent of discrimination against darker skin tones.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2128854/Vagina-lightener-Indian-company-launches-intimate-wash-designed-lighten-vagina.html#ixzz1s8HdqqD2
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