WANT to fix your chipped nail polish and that scratch on the hood of your car in one go, madame? Renault says it has just what you need. In a bid to promote its Twingo city car, a small urban vehicle mostly aimed at women, French car maker Renault this week unveiled a nail polish that can also be used to fix small paint flaws on cars. The move earned the company charges of sexism. The Twingo is for "active lady drivers who need to get about town but who are also attentive to fashion and looks", Renault said, presenting its foray into the beauty business. For women's rights activists, Renault's marketing strategy is just plain sexist. The way the offer has been promoted hasn't helped either. In the Renault commercial, a woman screams "ouch" as she sees a scratch on her blue Twingo, parked between two vehicles. She then paints her nail in blue, before hiding the car scratch with a brush stroke. This "reduces women to their beauty concerns and inability to drive", said Marie-Noelle Bas...
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