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Picking on Twix spot seems like an overreaction
I’m not sure why McGhee Williams took such offense to “the very disturbing television spot for Twix” [Letters, Feb. 21]. The “honey, does this outfit make me look fat?” gag has been used in ads before—in fact, there are a few spots running right now that use variations on the same joke.
To categorize this spot as offensive to African American women presumes that we all think alike, which perpetuates a more disturbing stereotype.
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