TfL Facebook ad banned for negative stereotype about black men
by Mark Sweney from World news | The Guardian on (#73N4F)
Ad was part of campaign to encourage Londoners to intervene if they witness sexual harassment or hate crime
A Transport for London (TfL) ad featuring a black teenage boy verbally harassing a white girl has been banned for perpetuating the negative racial stereotype about black men as perpetrators of threatening behaviour".
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the irresponsible" ad - which was the subject of a complaint - featured a harmful stereotype".
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