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Jan 25, 2022

Should brands continue to take a stance in Asia's socially conservative markets?

After Samsung pulled an ad featuring a drag queen and his mother in Singapore, eight creative and communications leaders discuss how brands should balance purpose and politics

The organisers of Pink Dot, an annual event for the LGBT community in Singapore (pictured here in 2017), questioned Samsung's decision to pull the ad

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