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Super Bowl 2017: Airbnb commercial reminder about diversity

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: The Airbnb logo is displayed on a computer screen on August 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: The Airbnb logo is displayed on a computer screen on August 3, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
By Corvaya Jeffries
Feb 6, 2017

Last month, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced that the company is offering free housing to refugees as President Donald Trump enforced a tighter immigration policy for seven predominately Muslim countries.

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The short-term lodging company debuted a rather powerful Super Bowl commercial Sunday spelling out exactly what it stands for using over-the-top colorful, diverse faces.

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The commercial quickly ignited social media.

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