Posted on 01/05/2010 10:20:57 PM PST by naturalman1975
AN ad by KFC Australia showing a man giving fried chicken to West Indies fans has been labelled racist in the US.
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 huge 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.
User "ThunderCurls" posted the ad on the video sharing website with the title "Racist KFC advertisement?"
The description states "How do you survive a crowd of "awkward" black people? According to KFCs latest advertisement a bucket of fried chicken will do the trick".
The video has caused a lot of debate, attracting more than 200,000 views and 2000 comments.
KFC Australia has acknowledged that the ad could be perceived as racist. It 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," KFC said.
"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.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
**We’ve got Americans applying their beliefs about race to Australians and West Indians... what do you call that?**
We call them Liberals.. and unfortunately, in the USA, they’re LEGAL.
And here, the guy was nice enough to share, and all that...
Racist Bastard Commentators... Talk about KFC as if it’s racist.. It’s not RACIST ... It Are FOOD.. and damn you all to HELL as the nearest KFC is 30 miles away, and I ‘m in the Middle of a damn SNOWSTORM!!!!
Dammit...I’m racist. I had fried chicken for dinner last night.
Or grape drink.
I’m still trying to figure out why all of a sudden the PC crowd refers to people in India as “Asians.”
I’m glad I saw this article. I always knew KFC uses their food to demean and ridicule people. Now these wise and knowledgeable American commentators have brought truth to light. I mean what is up with original or extra crispy? Those are definitely racist code words. And mashed potatoes and cole slaw, don’t get me started. I mean you can substitute one of the side dishes for .. for.. for... corn-on-the-cob. Now that is racist.
This afternoon at a KFC I saw an elderly lady (who came in with a walker, likely someone from the local retirement community) eating corn on the cob. She was white. She appeared to be enjoying her meal, to the extent that she was blissfully unaware she was engaging in a RACIST statement.
The Asian customers who came in to take advantage of the Tuesday lunch deal (I think 1.99 for two pieces of chicken and a biscuit) must have been in on the plot, too.
Oh, for crying out PC-BS-whiny-meddling-limp-wristed-liberals loud.
You bet, but Ill bet that you don’t have any enemies... still alive. And, you probably have a few extra bags of concrete in the garage.
I, however, am of Scottish heritage, so I am perfect in every way....
And, it’s none of your business what we wear under our kilts.
Great, now I'm hungry.
Or Ripple... which, when you think of it, IS grape drink :>)
KFC can easily fix this disgraceful and deliberate act of racism.
Announce that KFC will no longer sell their chicken to black folks.... there, it’s fixed and everyone should now be happy.
When will this nonsense stop.
Aw, gee, I haven’t had KFC in months, and now, I’m craving it.
Well, if craving some of that yummy fried chicken makes me racist... so be it.
Wasn’t there some flap about the supposed racism of some golfer talking about serving fried chicken a while back?
I utterly fail to see the racism associated with fried chicken.
>You bet, but Ill bet that you dont have any enemies... still alive.
Nah. They’s somewhere in Joisey’. Un’ cut ye blethering, ye kilt wearing neap.;)
LOL....
About 10 or so years ago a local supermarket (Publix) had a special on their deli fried chicken - on MLK’s birthday.
You’d have thought with all the wailing and gnashing of teeth that someone had walked up to Al Sharpton and had asked for a shoe shine.
lmao
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