Turkey – Turkish Cosmetic Firm Uses Photo Of 9/11 Mastermind In Hair Removal Ad Campaign

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    Turkey – A Turkish cosmetics company is offering no apologies for using a highly circulated photo of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as the face of its hair removal products ad campaign, saying that it was unaware that Mohammed was a terrorist and used the picture only due to the Al-Qaeda leader’s hairy appearance.

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    hurriyetdailynews (http://bit.ly/1xjdg1C) reports that Mehmet Can Yildiz, spokesman for the Turkish company Hemen Dene, said the firm simply chose Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s photo to promote its Epila hair removal system because it is, not only widely circulated on the Turkish Internet, but because “we thought his body was a good fit for our ad.”

    Yildiz said the Al-Qaeda leader’s disheveled photo has been used in other ad campaigns, most notably for insomnia, and that Hemen Dene had no intentions of implying “anything political.”


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    VeyIzMir
    VeyIzMir
    9 years ago

    Yup! Sure looks like a good fit for the advertisement! Did you notice his good and hunky looks? Do you see how straight and poised he is for the picture? Seen how with his style alone he can sell thousands of bottles?

    9 years ago

    he his a hairy ape. exactly what a depilatory product is made for.