Does Zohran Mamdani Know He's In A Hand Sanitizer Ad From The Knicks Championship Parade?
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I can guarantee you that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani does not know his face is being used in an ad for Touchland, the hand sanitizer brand you see when checking out at Sephora.
I was scrolling on TikTok yesterday when I came across this paid ad from the brand:
I immediately recognized a few things about this photo: 1. It’s the mayor! 2. It’s Jordyn Woods’ lucky bag! 3. It’s from the Knicks championship parade!
When you swipe, you are served two more paid ads from the parade, one of which includes Mamdani again:
Woods has a partnership with Touchland.
I would assume part of her contract allows the brand to run paid ads against her content, but I don’t think the mayor has a partnership with a hand sanitizer brand...
I thought surely this was a mistake, but this morning I was served the same series of ads, so clearly they have not paused the campaign.
As a friendly reminder, the mayor of New York City is not allowed to be in paid ads or endorsements of any kind while in office, so I certainly think his team is not aware that this campaign is running with his face as the first thing you see.
I’ll be curious whether Touchland takes down the ads or keeps them running and hopes no one (besides me) notices…
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