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McDonald’s Child Grief Commercial Should Be Shown, Not Pulled

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McDonald’s withdrew an advert featuring a bereaved child after a storm of protests. They should have stood beside it. The real problem is our attitude to grief and death.

Tim Teeman
Tim Teeman 

Senior Editor and Writer

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Tim Teeman

Tim Teeman

Senior Editor and Writer

TimTeeman

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