A German DIY company has been accused of racism over an advert which shows an Asian woman sniffing dirty clothes after they have been worn by white men. The video caused a particular stir in South Korea, where women accused the firm of playing into harmful stereotypes about sexually subservient Asian women. The commercial shows white men working outside in a garden before removing their sweaty clothing and dumping it in a box. The firm also said that the industrial town featuring the Asian woman was meant to be a 'fictional city', not one based in Asia. 'Asian women in Western society have gone through numerous sexual assaults based on racial slurs.'

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2019 11:31 UTC