[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Priyanka Chopra made her voice heard after seeing a “disgusting” commercial for a body spray brand called Layer’r Shot — and she and other Indian stars speaking out seem to have made a difference!
Here is one of two ads for Shot, reposted on Saturday by Upsala University Professor Ashok Swain, who accused the company’s jokey ad of “romanticizing gang rape”: For those who can’t stomach watching, a woman bending over while shopping notices four men behind her.
One says: As the woman gets more terrified, one replies: She turns in terror — only to realize they aren’t staring at her but at the last can of Shot on the shelf, causing her to sort of laugh at herself. Related: Nickyanka ‘Stronger Than Ever’ After Daughter’s Terrifying Stay In Hospital! The other ad is even worse.
In it, a young man and his girlfriend sit on the bed in his room, when four of his friends come in and block the doorway. The leader says: The young woman is horrified as the first man approaches the bed — but then grabs the can of Shot on the nightstand.
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