{"id":12449,"date":"2012-02-27T21:02:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T21:02:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-02-27T21:02:56","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T21:02:56","slug":"-FHM-Philippines-pulls-covered-due-to-racism-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=12449","title":{"rendered":"FHM Philippines pulls covered due to racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In the Philippines, the men&#8217;s magazine FHM has scrapped the cover of its March issue after accusations it was racist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It featured actress Bela Padilla standing in front of two black models with the caption <strong>&#8220;stepping out of the shadows&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FHM Philippines was flooded with criticism<\/strong> on social networking sites, the majority apparently from incensed, dark-skinned Filipinos after the cover was posted online.<\/p>\n<p>FHM pulled the shot and apologised, saying: &#8220;In our pursuit to come up with edgier covers, we will strive to be more sensitive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-pacific-17196449\">Bela Padilla spoke to the BBC&#8217;s Mishal Husain<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Philippines, the men&#8217;s magazine FHM has scrapped the cover of its March issue after accusations it was 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