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A commercial for Axe deodorant has been banned in South Africa<\/a> for offending Christian viewers. The campaign, called \u201cEven Angels Will Fall,\u201d depicts angels who leave heaven because of the allure of a hot guy\u2019s Axe smell. The full ad is below: what do you think? Personally, I think the smell of Axe is pretty offensive on its own, but I don\u2019t feel the need to ban it.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A commercial for Axe deodorant has been banned in South Africa for offending Christian viewers. The campaign, called \u201cEven Angels Will Fall,\u201d depicts angels who leave heaven because of the allure of a hot guy\u2019s Axe smell. The full ad is below: what do you think? 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