Greenpeace aims 'Onslaught' back at Dove

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After finding some traction with its swipe at the "Get a Mac" ads, Greenpeace has returned to the parody trough. This time, the group riffs on Dove’s “Onslaught” ad with its own “Onslaught(er)” commercial, in which it criticizes Dove parent company Unilever’s use of Indonesian palm oil. Though I wasn’t even a big fan of the real “Onslaught” ad, I actually like this parody. It points out a specific issue for debate, rather than offering the usual vague Greenpeace or WWF message of “Help the planet.”

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