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Miss Finland has been stripped of her crown after she made a 'racist' slanted eye gesture in a social media post saying she was 'eating with a Chinese person'. Sarah Dzafce - who won the beauty ...

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Chinese social media users have called for boycotts of Swatch, as well as its related companies, after seeing the online campaign Peter Dazeley/Getty Swatch ran an ad for its new Essentials collection ...

Swatch pulls adverts after social media backlash Company issues apology on Weibo and Instagram Swatch shares fall as much as 4% Aug 18 (Reuters) - Swiss watchmaker Swatch (UHR.S), opens new tab issued ...

Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologized and removed an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes after the image prompted accusations of racism and calls for a boycott on Chinese social ...

Swiss watchmaker Swatch apologized Monday for an ad campaign that upset consumers in China and elsewhere and said it had “immediately removed all related materials worldwide.” In an image for the ...

Swiss watchmaker Swatch issued an apology at the weekend and pulled ads featuring images of an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes up and backwards in a “slanted eye” pose. The images for ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This is an image from the official press website for South by Southwest 2025. When I was little, ...