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Calling women 'birdies' is 'offensive': South African regulator

Residents gather at a community meeting attended by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (not seen) [AFP]

A billboard in South Africa showing two women in a car with the headline "not your average birdies" has been ruled offensive, the advertising regulator told AFP Thursday.

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