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Yes, the stereotypes of race, class and gender still prevalent and are receiving backlash from the public because of it. For example, H&M has received backlash for racism after featuring a photo of a black boy wearing a “Coolest monkey in the jungle” hoodie and white boy wearing “Mangrove Jungle Survival Expert” on their online website. It was offensive that the colored boy was compared to a monkey because of his skin tone and it was seen as prejudiced jab. Eventually, this H&M online ad got removed.
For example, Kendall Jenner Pepsi commercial got a lot of backlash. The video showed Kendall handing one of the officers a can of Pepsi. Once she handed it to the officer the crowd got happy & all the problems were solved. The commercial showed

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