The above featured ad from Philadelphia, urging African-American man to go for a HIV testing, has been recently banned following the complaints made by black leaders. The ad is having an effective strap line ‘Have you ever been hit’.
The ad developers have argued that they were just trying to make people and especially black gay and bi-sexual men aware that they may be at high risk of getting HIV infection, so it is better to stay alert. However, the ad critics have also argued that the use of gun may simulate gun violence in the city.
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