In the publication industry there are specific guidelines that deny any form of discrimination that could be aimed towards any of the subjects used in the magazine. To avoid any controversy, discrimination is always carefully considered before the magazine is published and these are the main factors:
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race
To ensure that magazines don't offend anyone because of race, there is always a mixture of people from different backgrounds and of different complexions featured; as a pose to one race. Language, imagery, symbols used are carefully considered so that the audience don't get offended and the images used are not stereotypical.
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religionTo avoid offending people that are religious and follow certain faiths magazines should make sure they show no bias towards a religion, make sure they don't feature things that could be seen as offensive to what a religion teaches, avoid using religious symbols and not include anything else that could be seen as unethical and potential upset the religious audience.
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