A VERY WRONG MESSAGE

I absolutely abhor this billboard of Gretchen Barretto promoting a whitening cream saying KUTIS MAYAMAN by GlutaMAX. So what is wrong with having dark skin? Does it make one impoverished? To the company, the advertising agency and endorsers of this product, I ask you, are you now equating dark skin with poverty? You people send very wrong messages to the public. In this case, a disturbing message to Ms. Barretto's legions of fans. Shame on you all for doing such.

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IF YOU BUMP, YOU GET LUMP

Not to be outdone, Henry Sy's SM Group has shown keen interest in taking over the entire operations of PhilAm Life in the near future if negotiations turn out as planned. One SM executive said that if and when that happens, and upon assuming operations of PhilAm Life, they will start right away with the launching of a brand new insurance policy for clumsy accident victims, and its name will be announced later. But here's the deal - If you bump your head, Banco de Oro will immediately pay you LUMP SUM.

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SM MALLS ARE ANTI-FILIPINO

I've asked this before and I'll ask this again. Why do SM malls feature Caucasian models on their posters and billboards to promote local brands made to appear imported? This certainly gives the wrong impression that white people are more acceptable and more pleasing to look at when it comes to selling their wares, and that the color 'kayumanggi' may not endorse too well in comparison. No wonder whitening creams are the top selling items these days. It's because of ant-Filipino culprits like SM that prefer to display white-skinned people instead of the beautiful brown. Mr. Sy, revamp your advertising department. They're anti-Filipino. Otherwise, you might as well build another SM mall in the Spratlys.

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