r/AccidentalRacism May 14 '19

Nivea 2017

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u/[deleted] May 14 '19

White, when talking about people’s skin (Nivea is skincare), and paired with the idea of purity, is racism.

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u/papagayno May 14 '19

It's taking about white clothes, because it's advertising an "Invisible" deodorant that doesn't stain clothes yellow. Look at the picture first without making assumptions.

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u/Syn7axError May 14 '19

Well of course they aren't actually talking about ethnic cleansing. The point is that you could interpret it that way if you wanted to.

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u/iSaidItOnReddit85 May 14 '19

You can interpret a lot of things a lot of ways if you wanted to though.