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'Bald-shaming' billboard sparks debate

'Bald-shaming' billboard sparks debate

RNZ News6 days ago
An advertisement from an Australian company that specialises in overseas travel for medical and cosmetic procedure has sparked some debate, reading "You look better bald ...said no-one ever". There are questions over whether the ad is light hearted marketing or thinly disguised body shaming that assumes baldness is undesirable. CEO and founder of Australian company Asthetica.com, David Allen spoke to Lisa Owen.
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