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Selling fish in blackface
An ad featuring a white man in blackface has angered South Africans, and the company behind it is not backing down. The Cape Town Fish Market (CTFM) ad was meant to be a play on the food-handling practices of its competitors, with the motto "it doesn't get any fresher".
For many, however, the imagery evoked memories of South Africa's past.
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201307112206-0022902?utm_content=automate&utm_campaign=Trial6&utm_source=NewSocialFlow&utm_term=plustweets&utm_medium=MasterAccount