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An [[iPhone]] Pepsi application promised to help men "score" with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving users pickup lines and a scoreboard to keep track of their conquests. The free application has branded the company sexist and they have refused to remove from the iPhone store where it is still available for download. <ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10603564 Pepsi slammed over 'how to score' iPhone app, NZ Herald, October 16, 2009]</ref> PepsiCo claims they are not sexist because they have a woman CEO.
An [[iPhone]] Pepsi application promised to help men "score" with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving users pickup lines and a scoreboard to keep track of their conquests. The free application has branded the company sexist and they have refused to remove from the iPhone store where it is still available for download. <ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10603564 Pepsi slammed over 'how to score' iPhone app, NZ Herald, October 16, 2009]</ref> PepsiCo claims they are not sexist because they have a woman CEO.
''"PepsiCo as a company has a culture that's respectful of women. It's attempting to be edgy and humorous with this app and nothing more."''
''"PepsiCo as a company has a culture that's respectful of women. It's attempting to be edgy and humorous with this app and nothing more."''
After a week of complaints, Pepsi has decided to remove its' offensive iPhone app that degraded women. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569194,00.html Pepsi Doesn't 'Score' with iPhone Application, FoxNews, October 22, 2009]</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==