Weight Watchers sorry for light bulb campaign aimed at women's sex livesBRIDIE JABOUR/TWITTER Weight Watchers is no longer actively promoting its Black programme, the marketing for which refers to feelings about sex. Weight Watchers has apologised for any offence it may have caused by sending women light bulbs to promote a programme that focuses on body image and sex. The message on the box containing the bulb said Weight Watchers had heard more than half of women had avoided sex because they were worried about how they looked. READ MORE: Weight Watchers criticised after sending lightbulbs to women in bid to improve sexThe bulbs were part of the marketing campaign for a programme called Weight Watchers Black. In a statement on Thursday Weight Watchers said it had embarked on a campaign to share personal insight from some members, who had spoken about how health and wellbeing improvements empowered them to feel more confident.

Source: Stuff October 20, 2016 06:00 UTC