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Aussie optometry chain pulls campaign after complaint about donation sign featuring black children: 'This needs to stop'

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Wong, B. (2026, November 2). Aussie optometry chain pulls campaign after complaint about donation sign featuring black children: 'This needs to stop'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16247669/1001-optometry-advertising-campaign-racism-complaint.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Aussie optometry chain 1001 Optometry has pulled an advertising campaign after a social media user complained that it stereotypically portrayed Black children as recipients of donated glasses and a white family receiving a discount. The man, speaking outside one of the stores in Sydney, criticized the ad for depicting people of color negatively while promoting white individuals more positively. In response to complaints, 1001 Optometry removed the campaign materials pending further review.

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On November 1, 2026, an Australian optometry chain called 1001 Optometry removed its "Do Good. Look Good." advertising campaign after a social media complaint about stereotypical imagery involving Black children. The controversial ad featured two Black children next to a plea for used glasses donations and a white family promoting a discount offer with the caption, "Look good... Get $101 off when you spend $350+ on frames." A man criticized the campaign outside one of its stores in Westpoint Blacktown, Sydney's west suburb, arguing that it uses people of color to evoke pity for donations. He emphasized, "We're in 2026. This needs to stop and people need to speak up," highlighting ongoing issues with racial representation in advertising.

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🔮 'How is it still acceptable to use people of colour so people will feel sorry and donate?

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🔮 'It might have been on the first or second scrape I just seen this bright yellow dot in the centre of the hole.'

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🔮 A senior criminal lawyer has revealed how Aussies using Waze to warn other drivers about police or speed cameras could risk breaking the law.

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🔮 'Mandatory customer bag checks will no longer be required from today, Wednesday 30 September,' it read.

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🔮 We would love to keep it open all day but we just can't with the amount of hours we are given.

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🔮 'If you don't, we will do our best to impede you and fine you and take away your driving privileges.

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🔮 Courtney's mother, Ange, said she was warned she would be greeted by a horrific scene when she arrived.

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An Australian optometry chain has removed an advertising campaign after a man claimed on social media that its imagery reinforced stereotypes. asserted

imagery → remove → stereotypes

The man criticised 1001 Optometry's 'Do Good. Look Good.' campaign, which featured two Black children beside an appeal for people to donate used glasses and a white family promoting a discount. asserted

people → criticise → discount

Speaking outside the chain's Westpoint Blacktown store in Sydney's west, he accused the business of portraying people of colour negatively. asserted

he → speak → colour

Donate your used glasses,' the top section of the advertisement read, accompanied by a picture of two Black children. asserted

section → donate → children

The bottom section featured a white family next to the words: 'Look good... Get $101 off when you spend $350+ on frames'. asserted

you → feature → frames

A visitor to the mall said it was wrong for the ad to portray people of colour in this way. asserted

ad → say → way

'How is it still acceptable to use people of colour so people will feel sorry and donate? asserted

people → use → colour

'On the other hand, the white couple is praised and given a positive image. asserted

couple → praise → image

When will this end? asserted

this → end → ?

This needs to stop and people need to speak up.' asserted

people → need → ?

The man accused the business of portraying people of colour negatively The two-part display promoted the shop's discount and encouraged people to donate used glasses asserted

display → accuse → glasses

The man claimed advertisers routinely used 'people of colour' to depict poverty while presenting white people more positively. asserted

advertisers → claim → people

'They will never use their colour to say that there is a poverty,' he said while pointing to the image of the white family. ' asserted

he → use → family

They will always use your type of colour. asserted

They → use → colour

'They will always use black, Indian, Filipinos and everyone's colour to make them poor.' asserted

them → use → black

A 1001 Optometry spokesman told Daily Mail the business was aware of concerns about its advertising campaign and had removed the materials while it reviewed the complaints. asserted

it → tell → complaints

'The initiative was created to encourage customers to donate used prescription glasses to Lions Recycle for Sight Australia at participating 1001 Optometry stores,' he said. asserted

he → create → stores

'We have removed campaign materials while we consider the concerns raised.' asserted

concerns → remove → materials

Aussie optometry chain pulls campaign after complaint about donation sign featuring black children: 'This needs to stop'

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