I’ve seen some pretty distasteful MLK Day ads, but this one…
It’s somehow even worse in the original email. It has a little animation of the chocolates jumping into Dr. King’s mouth.
- hungryphrog ( @hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 44•9 months ago
The chocolate industry also does a lot of slavery.
- DessertStorms ( @DessertStorms@kbin.social ) 4•9 months ago
For anyone unsure, of course Cadbury isn’t exempt:
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/cadbury-exposed-dispatches
- puchaczyk ( @puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 26•9 months ago
Another proof that people running big companies are sociopaths. Seriously no one looked at that and thought it was distasteful?
- Floey ( @Floey@lemm.ee ) 22•9 months ago
You’re doing free advertising for them so I’d say their campaign is potentially successful.
- perniczech ( @perniczech@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 31•9 months ago
No, now I know to avoid this company
- Floey ( @Floey@lemm.ee ) 2•9 months ago
You’re implying that you would have been a customer. Maybe they lose some current customers off such tactics but if their stuff is being reposted everywhere a lot more people are s hearing about the existence of the service who have never heard of it before, and some of those will be new customers. Obviously many will find it distasteful, but most weren’t customers in the first place.
- stalfoss ( @stalfoss@lemm.ee ) 2•9 months ago
Right, and as current US politics shows us, pandering to the racists is a winning marketing strategy
Meh. Being a wrestling fan in the late 90s/early 2000s and watching WCW fall apart disabused me of the notion that there is no such thing as bad publicity.
- Kusimulkku ( @Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ) 12•9 months ago
“Snackers” huh
- master_of_unlocking ( @master_of_unlocking@beehaw.org ) English10•9 months ago
Holy shit. I used to work for this company. The CEO is the definition of Florida Man and treats his employees like shit. I guarantee he got high and put this together himself. Everyone should avoid giving them money (their competitors are better anyway).
I’d love to hear more about those competitors. I kinda like the idea of getting boxes of snacks from other countries delivered, but fuck if I’m going to give these guys any money now.
- master_of_unlocking ( @master_of_unlocking@beehaw.org ) English3•9 months ago
Universal Yums is the one I’d recommend.
Nice! I’ll give them a look
- trucy ( @trucy@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 10•9 months ago
“It’s ok we had a black person writing this”
- kingthrillgore ( @KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ) 9•9 months ago
Cringe
- TheBlue22 ( @TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 8•9 months ago
This shits disgusts me and I’m white, cant imagine how it must feel for someone who has to contend with systematic racism
- Pantherina ( @Pantherina@feddit.de ) 8•9 months ago
Wtf