UK bed firm's advert banned for associating migrants with coronavirus

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Watchdog rules Vic Smith Beds ad offensive for saying ‘no nasty imports’ and using surgical mask image

A newspaper ad promoting British-made mattresses that warned of “nasty imports” alongside an image of a surgical mask has been banned by the advertising watchdog for associating immigrants with the spread of the coronavirus.

 

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Why is it wrong... ? Poland around 50m habitants, zero tolerance to migrants and... The rate is really low.... Are you still turning a blind eye on them? How about the grooming Pakistani gangs? Nothing to report?

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