Central Broadcasting Network Beijing March 24th news (reporter Yang Liuqing) On March 24th, the keyword #Procter & GambleApologize# topped Weibo’s hot search list. The cause of the incident was that Procter & Gamble published an article on its public account on March 13 entitled “Women’s foot odor is 5 times that of men? If you don’t believe me, smell it now”, which was accused of insulting women. Its official Weibo made a public apology.
(Screenshot of Weibo Hot Search List)
It is reported that the previous article was published by ” Procter & Gamble Member Center” official account, the article contains several “truths”, namely, “Women’s feet smell 5 times more than men’s”, “Women also have body odor, and their breasts are the most smelly”, “No matter how clean a woman is, her underwear is better than that of a man. Dirty”, “Women’s hair is twice as dirty as men’s” and other controversial content. At the end of the tweet, a girl wearing “Procter & Gamble” on her head recommended her own product, saying “We have a 5-piece body fragrance set”. Under the article “Women’s foot odor is 5 times that of men”, the article stated that “the rate of bacterial reproduction on men’s feet is 400%, and that of women is 2300%.” At present, the tweet has been offline and cannot be seen on the public account of “Procter & Gamble Member Center”.
(screenshot of the article on the “P&G Member Center” official account)
In this regard, “Procter & Gamble China Weibo responded, “We solemnly apologize for the disrespect to women caused by the inappropriate content of a recent article on the P&G member center account. P&G has always advocated the values of equality, tolerance and respect. We have deleted this article and seriously Rectify the operation of this account. We will definitely reflect deeply and prevent similar situations from happening again.” The Weibo post was published less than two hours ago, and netizens commented more than 10,000.
(P&G China Weibo screenshot)
Source: CCTV