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The Guardian: Bloomingdale’s apologizes for apparent date rape joke in holiday catalog ad
Bloomingdale’s has apologized for an advertisement in its recent holiday catalog that appears to make light of date rape.
“Spike your best friend’s eggnog when they’re not looking,” reads the ad copy,which surfaced on Imgur this week. The text appears between a sharply dressed man looking at a woman, who is laughing and appears not to notice him.
