Bulletintube
Feb 10, 2024
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Uber Eats is facing a backlash after its Super Bowl advert appeared to make light of a man having an allergic reaction to peanut butter
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The Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) charity said it was "surprised and disappointed" to see the company use allergies as a joke
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One person, himself allergic to peanuts, called the ad "disgusting, tone-deaf and completely unnecessary
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It features former Friends co-stars Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer, as well as David and Victoria Beckham
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the controversy comes when it features a man - appearing to have an allergic reaction with hives on his face and a swollen eye - asking, "There's peanuts in peanut butter?
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The advert also features David and Victoria Beckham not being able to remember the name of the Spice Girls
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Dr Sung Poblete, head of the charity FARE, said she found adverts that use food allergies as humour concerning as it could encourage bullying among children