Posted on 08/31/2013 7:58:11 AM PDT by T.O.K.
One of the world’s leading human rights groups is upset over a new “bizarre and racist” donut ad airing in Thailand claiming Americans would “howl” with outrage if we saw it. Which we won’t because Dunkin’ Donuts Thailand and America are separate organizations.
Dunkin’ Donuts in Thailand has launched a new ad for its “Charcoal Donut” that features “a female model with dark skin and bright pink lips,” the Daily Mail reported.
Dunkin Donuts ad Photo Credit: The Daily Mail. “It’s both bizarre and racist that Dunkin’ Donuts thinks that it must color a woman’s skin black and accentuate her lips with bright pink lipstick to sell a chocolate doughnut,” Asia’s Human Rights Watch director Phil Robertson said, the Mail reported. “Dunkin’ Donuts should immediately withdraw this ad, publicly apologize to those it’s offended and ensure this never happens again.”
The Thai franchise is not only standing behind its new ad; it said donut sales have increased by 50 per cent because of the ad. And, the report said, “racial stereotypes in advertisements is common” in Thailand.
“Not everybody in the world is paranoid about racism,”
(Excerpt) Read more at bizpacreview.com ...
Advertiser: Colgate-Palmolive Company
Brand name: Colgate
Product: Colgate Whitening Toothpaste
Agency: Y&R Puerto Rico
Country: Puerto Rico
Category: Oral Hygiene, Pharmaceuticals
Released: March 2002
Credits & Description:
The TV Commercial titled WHITE FACE was done by Y&R Puerto Rico advertising agency for product: Colgate Whitening Toothpaste (brand: Colgate) in Puerto Rico. It was released in the Mar 2002.
Perhaps mimes should no longer where white face makeup.
They are? Not according to the article you posted, did you read it?
The Thai franchise is not only standing behind its new ad; it said donut sales have increased by 50 per cent because of the ad. And, the report said, “racial stereotypes in advertisements is common” in Thailand.
What about”Cocolate Cake??????????????????????
Yes folks, in the first pic that is gold the lovely young girl is wearing.
When I was stationed in Thailand I regularly passed by a billboard showing a stereotype African native furiously pumping a bicycle to escape a lion that was chasing him. Of course it was an ad for bicycles.
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