Dove Apologizes After Ad Is Slammed For Being Racist

Dove apologized Saturday following outcry over an advert it published to [f500link]Facebook[/f500link] that many considered to be racist.

The ad is a three second GIF that promotes Dove's body wash and shows a black woman peeling off a dark shirt and transforming into a white woman in a beige shirt. The white woman peels off her shirt to reveal another woman.

"An image we recently posted on Facebook missed the mark in representing women of color thoughtfully.