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Dove faces flak for its new shapely bottles
Published Wed, May 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
AFTER years of encouraging women to love their bodies, Dove set out to give its plastic bottles a makeover. The idea: "Just like women, we wanted to show that our iconic bottle can come in all shapes and sizes, too," the company said on its website.
After just hours of its new advertising campaign, it seems indignation comes in all shapes and sizes, too.
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