1. Is It Ethical To Sell a Product That Is, At Bes

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The Fair and Lovely case raises a number of controversial issues about international marketing when foreign cultural norms clash. People are constantly comparing themselves to celebrities because they feel that it is what they should look like. Companies take advantage of this factor to promote their product, whatever that product may be. In this case, Fair & Lovely does an excellent job of manipulating their target market. These people feel that light skin is what makes you rich, beautiful, successful, etc. Fair & Lovely shows them that they have the perfect product to make you feel all those things. Is this ethically wrong? Yes, these people are counting on a product to make them feel cream of the crop. Business ethics is a form of professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and organizations as a whole. Business ethics is a discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation. In this particular case, under pressure to remain the top selling skin lightening cream in India, Hindustan Lever Ltd. increased its advertising efforts by launching a series of ads depicting the idea that a “fairer girl gets the boy”. The company persistently portrayed scenes with the fairer individual happier than the darker individual as a result of the difference in their skin tones. The people in India believe that the fairer your skin is, the more beautiful you look. The company “Fair & Lovely” is a branded product of Hindustan Lever Ltd. that lightens skin color. The company marketed its product by demeaning women and making them feel self conscious about their skin color. Advertisements featured lighter girls having boyfriends and being happy while darker skinned girls ignored by guys and

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