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Heineken pulls ad after rapper calls it "terribly racist"

Heineken has pulled an advertisement for its light beer that Chance The Rapper called out as "terribly racist" on Twitter. 
 
The ad depicted a bartender sliding a bottle of Heineken Light past a number of black people, before it reaches a light-skinned woman, with the tagline "Sometimes, Lighter Is Better" being recited. 
 
Chance's criticism extended beyond the ad itself, and speculated that corporations might be stirring up controversy by purposely putting out noticeably racist ads in order to get their brand name in more headlines. 
 
                                                      
 


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