When I first saw the Sunsilk ad somewhere here in Malaysia, I was completely blown away. The advert featured four beautiful women including one, clearly Muslim.
Let's not be offensive but be clear, we don't really see those Yes-Muslim-for-sure-I-am people except when it comes to ads that are promoting Islam stuffs, like opening a bank account in an Islamic bank (Buddha and Jesus should really consider opening a bank too), getting a credit card which every penny you spend is "truly Allah" (according to a radio ad, no kidding, people) or getting some Muslim-only-exclusive insurance.
... but a haircare advert, seriously?
Those 3 women without the head scarf were proudly showing off their hair just like Ziyi Zhang or any other spokewomen except the fourth one, she was posing in such, such, such a conservative and humble pose. For a minute, you're very very confused.
Let's face it, we don't see this kinda advertisement every day.
I mean, her head is completely covered in headscarf.
Urm, wait a minute, if you're advertising about hair, it's only normal to show, a least, a tiny little grasp of hairs isn't it?
Pantene sure plays the game that way.
Alright I get it, perhaps the shampoo named Sunsilk can make your hair turn into green silks, I guess they're not joking.
Didn't the art director asked her to remove the headscarf before they proceeded with the photo shoot??
The lime-flavoured shampoo, acts perhaps, like a lime-flavoured washing detergen.
I guess when we finally see penises in a condom ad, Sunsilk would consider showing some hair.
Sunsilk, also truly Allah.
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