We read:
"An ad by KFC showing a man giving chicken to West Indies fans has been slammed as racist. In the "cricket survival guide" ad, an Australian fan named Mick asks viewers "Need a tip when you're stuck in an awkward situation?" after being surrounded by cheering West Indies fans.
He then shares a bucket of KFC chicken with fans around him to calm the situation. The video has caused a massive stir in the US after it was posted on YouTube. The ad has been seen by some in the US as a reference to racial stereotype that African Americans eat fried chicken.
KFC Australia has acknowledged that the ad could be perceived as racist. They said the ad had been "misinterpreted by a segment of people in the US" in a statement released this morning. "It is a light-hearted reference to the West Indian cricket team," the statement read. "The ad was reproduced online in the US without KFC's permission, where we are told a culturally-based stereotype exists, leading to the incorrect assertion of racism.
Source
Video here.
A lot of American sensitivities are purely American. The High Court of Australia even ruled a few years ago that the word "n*gger" is not offensive in Australia
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I think the lighter background colour on this blog is a big improvement
ReplyDeleteRemember the recent Hey Hey its Saturday skit?
ReplyDeleteRacism is in the eyes of the beholder.
Too bad he didn't offer him a carved-out watermelon hat...
ReplyDeleteThanks JR.
ReplyDeleteOnly issue i had was with the read more function, i must have spent a good 2 hours trying to get the effing thing to work but no cigar.