{"id":3652,"date":"2016-05-13T21:32:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T13:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/13\/comedian-rips-apart-the-objectification-of-women-in-indian-advertising\/"},"modified":"2016-05-13T21:32:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T13:32:55","slug":"comedian-rips-apart-the-objectification-of-women-in-indian-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/13\/comedian-rips-apart-the-objectification-of-women-in-indian-advertising\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian rips apart the objectification of women in Indian advertising"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Indian comedian Vir Das takes on sexist advertising tropes in a new deodorant ad.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Why Sheryl Sandberg praised an Indian detergent ad on women and housework<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Das mimics several popular Indian celebrities in advertisements to demonstrate how they objectify women using props with double entendre. Think suggestive images of bare legs in a bathtub or an actress squeezing a juicy mango.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Indian advertising remains plagued with sexist storylines and visuals, despite widespread criticism of recent campaigns by companies like Nando’s<\/a>, Ola<\/a> and Snapdeal for perpetuating stereotypes.<\/p>\n

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