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UK Bans Volkswagen ad for "Sexism" because mother appears with child

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An advertisement comparing male astronauts with a woman sitting by a pram is among the first casualties of a British ban on gender stereotypes in advertising. The ad, for Volkswagen, was investigated by the UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) after viewers complained it perpetuated gender stereotypes. New rules that came into force in June prohibit depictions of gender that “are likely to cause... 
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