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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Science
Alyx Gorman

Ethical pitch: ‘You wouldn’t expect Jane Goodall to be fronting a campaign for underwear’

Dr Jane Goodall fronts the ad campaign for Australian underwear brand Boody. She wears a turtleneck by the brand, which uses organically grown bamboo.
Dr Jane Goodall fronts the ad campaign for Australian underwear brand Boody. She wears a turtleneck by the brand, which uses organically grown bamboo fabric. Photograph: Jouk-Oosterhof

Underwear-clad models stand in a rainforest, surrounded by ferns. Sunlight shines through the morning mist. “Humans,” intones renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall. “What unusual animals we are.”

As the camera pans over a closeup shot of a male model’s boxer briefs, the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees says, “It’s a big job making our world a better place, but getting started? Well, that’s as easy as changing your underwear.”

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