TV ad for electric cleaner is banned for showing ‘harmful gender stereotypes’ of women cleaning Television advert for the JML Hurricane Spin Scrubber has been banned Complainant said advert suggested that cleaning is a responsibility of women The commercial depicts several women using cleaning tool around the house By Sean Poulter Consumer Affairs Editor For … Read more
Halle Berry encourages her son Maceo, 7, to challenge gender stereotypes so that he ‘doesn’t feel superior to women’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 15:00 GMT, 31 January 2021 | Updated: 15:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 Halle Berry encourages her seven-year-old son Maceo to challenge gender stereotypes – and has done since he was … Read more
A new rom-com Wild Mountain Thyme set in rural Ireland has been blasted for perpetuating outdated stereotypes, with one outraged critic summing up the feelings of a nation by branding it ‘worse than the famine’. The film, set to air next month, released its first trailer on Tuesday to much anticipation, but left disappointed Irish … Read more
Former Football Association chairman Greg Clarke was today condemned for his ‘litany of absurd stereotypes’ by an anti-racism campaigner, who revealed the now-resigned chief also had ‘a couple of incidents in the past’. Clarke, 63, stepped down after an excruciating parliamentary appearance where he referred to ‘coloured footballers’, described being gay as a ‘life choice’ … Read more
Former Football Association chairman Greg Clarke was today condemned for his ‘litany of absurd stereotypes’ by an anti-racism campaigner, who revealed the now-resigned chief also had ‘a couple of incidents in the past’. Clarke, 63, stepped down after an excruciating parliamentary appearance where he referred to ‘coloured footballers’, described being gay as a ‘life choice’ … Read more
Emma Willis was asked about the furore surrounding her son Ace after she shared a picture of him wearing a pink top and sporting long blond hair. Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Friday, the presenter, 44, said she was ‘overwhelmed’ by the reaction, sweetly saying: ‘He’s just my son in a pink top.’ She … Read more
Cringeworthy Wiggles song Pappadum resurfaces online six years later and goes viral for all the wrong reasons – but do you think it’s offensive? By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:01 BST, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 00:06 BST, 23 October 2020 A cringeworthy Wiggles song called Pappadum has gone viral after it … Read more
A university lecturer was sacked after claiming ‘Jewish people are the cleverest in the world’ and ‘Germans are good engineers’. Stephen Lamonby claimed his comments were not racist or offensive because he was using ‘positive stereotypes’. The 73-year-old also said he ‘had a soft spot’ for young black men because they are underprivileged as ‘many … Read more
A university lecturer was sacked after claiming ‘Jewish people are the cleverest in the world’ and ‘Germans are good engineers’. Stephen Lamonby claimed his comments were not racist or offensive because he was using ‘positive stereotypes’. The 73-year-old also said he ‘had a soft spot’ for young black men because they are underprivileged as ‘many … Read more