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Dettol apologises after ad to clean up 'toxic men' backfires in China

BBC World · Jun 23, 2026, 8:05 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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The ad sparked accusations of sexism in China, after featuring a man looking for a partner who is "not tainted by other men".

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