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Glenlivet withdraws advert invoking 1956 Women’s March after backlash
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Whisky brand Glenlivet has removed a promotional campaign featuring actress Dineo Langa after receiving public criticism. The advertisement drew backlash for incorporating historical imagery and figures from South Africa's 1956 Women's March to sell alcohol. Following the negative response, the company issued an apology and deleted the material from its platforms.
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The incident highlights the sensitive nature of using historically significant civil rights movements and figures for commercial advertising.
Glenlivet has apologised and deleted a Women’s Month advert featuring Dineo Langa after criticism over its use of 1956 Women’s March imagery and liberation figures to market whisky.
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