In China, it seems that the pig -- pig images, cartoons or slogans -- has been banned from advertisements.
"Ban Thwarts 'Year of the Pig' Ads in China"
"CCTV has ordered major advertising agencies not to use pig images, cartoons or slogans 'to avoid conflicts with ethnic minorities.' That's a reference to China's 20 million Muslims, about 2 percent of the country's population."
"'The underlying reason goes to the very core of what it is Chinese government views as its patriarchal responsibility to maintain harmony of the entire society,' said Tom Doctoroff, China CEO for the JWT advertising agency."
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