| KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert [message #228462] |
So, 23 Juli 2006 11:08 |
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KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1191870.ece
By David Eimer in Beijing
Published: 23 July 2006
When Kentucky Fried Chicken decided to make a long-dead national hero
the star of their latest TV commercial in China, they expected it to
help them in their battle for supremacy in the burgeoning Western-style
fast food market in China. Instead, KFC became the latest foreign
company to be accused of showing a lack of respect for Chinese culture
in its eagerness to push its products in the world's fastest-growing
economy.
The controversy over the ad, which features an aged Taoist
monkproclaiming a chickenburger to be a "masterpiece", is the latest
example of a growing backlash against Western influences.
Is the wakening giant a monster?
http://tinyurl.com/iws6
A Blueprint for the Future
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/0566c3afe4d81 c92
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| Re: KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert [message #228485 ] |
So, 23 Juli 2006 12:08 |
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On 23 Jul 2006 02:08:01 -0700, "maff" <maff91 [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert
>http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1191870.ece
>
>By David Eimer in Beijing
>Published: 23 July 2006
>
>When Kentucky Fried Chicken decided to make a long-dead national hero
>the star of their latest TV commercial in China, they expected it to
>help them in their battle for supremacy in the burgeoning Western-style
>fast food market in China. Instead, KFC became the latest foreign
>company to be accused of showing a lack of respect for Chinese culture
>in its eagerness to push its products in the world's fastest-growing
>economy.
>
>The controversy over the ad, which features an aged Taoist
>monkproclaiming a chickenburger to be a "masterpiece", is the latest
>example of a growing backlash against Western influences.
No. It's an example of the generic sociopathic ignorance of the rest
of the world.
>Is the wakening giant a monster?
>http://tinyurl.com/iws6
>
>
>A Blueprint for the Future
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/0566c3afe4d81 c92
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| Re: KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert [message #228515 ] |
So, 23 Juli 2006 13:03 |
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On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 06:08:02 -0400, Christopher A. Lee
<calee [at] optonline.net> wrote:
- Refer: <lhi6c29c22g9pseism24o9snbi3j7043ok [at] 4ax.com>
>On 23 Jul 2006 02:08:01 -0700, "maff" <maff91 [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert
>>http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1191870.ece
>>
>>By David Eimer in Beijing
>>Published: 23 July 2006
>>
>>When Kentucky Fried Chicken decided to make a long-dead national hero
>>the star of their latest TV commercial in China, they expected it to
>>help them in their battle for supremacy in the burgeoning Western-style
>>fast food market in China. Instead, KFC became the latest foreign
>>company to be accused of showing a lack of respect for Chinese culture
>>in its eagerness to push its products in the world's fastest-growing
>>economy.
>>
>>The controversy over the ad, which features an aged Taoist
>>monkproclaiming a chickenburger to be a "masterpiece", is the latest
>>example of a growing backlash against Western influences.
>
>No. It's an example of the generic sociopathic ignorance of the rest
>of the world.
Mmm... "Sociopathic"?
More like racist parochial xenophobia, if you ask me.
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| Re: KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert [message #228520 ] |
So, 23 Juli 2006 13:30 |
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On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:33:19 +0930, Michael Gray
<fleetg [at] newsguy.spam.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 06:08:02 -0400, Christopher A. Lee
><calee [at] optonline.net> wrote:
> - Refer: <lhi6c29c22g9pseism24o9snbi3j7043ok [at] 4ax.com>
>>On 23 Jul 2006 02:08:01 -0700, "maff" <maff91 [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert
>>>http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1191870.ece
>>>
>>>By David Eimer in Beijing
>>>Published: 23 July 2006
>>>
>>>When Kentucky Fried Chicken decided to make a long-dead national hero
>>>the star of their latest TV commercial in China, they expected it to
>>>help them in their battle for supremacy in the burgeoning Western-style
>>>fast food market in China. Instead, KFC became the latest foreign
>>>company to be accused of showing a lack of respect for Chinese culture
>>>in its eagerness to push its products in the world's fastest-growing
>>>economy.
>>>
>>>The controversy over the ad, which features an aged Taoist
>>>monkproclaiming a chickenburger to be a "masterpiece", is the latest
>>>example of a growing backlash against Western influences.
>>
>>No. It's an example of the generic sociopathic ignorance of the rest
>>of the world.
>
>Mmm... "Sociopathic"?
>More like racist parochial xenophobia, if you ask me.
Not consciously racist. More than parochial - it's the inability to
grasp that everybody else doesn't think the way we do. Their views,
customs, mores etc simply aren't relevant, and we blame them rather
than ourselves.
The rest of the world sees it all the time in their relationships with
US companies, government and even too many individuals.
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| Re: KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert [message #228647 ] |
So, 23 Juli 2006 20:51 |
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Christopher A. Lee wrote:
> No. It's an example of the generic sociopathic ignorance of the rest
> of the world.
Not really. U.S. companies are always using figures from America's
past in disrespectful ways, so it's not ignorance of foreign
sensibilities. It's just another instance of going for the bucks no
matter what they have to do, or think they should do.
--
L. Raymond
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| Re: KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert [message #228649 ] |
So, 23 Juli 2006 21:30 |
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On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:51:10 -0500, "L. Raymond"
<badaddress [at] mylinuxisp.com> wrote:
>Christopher A. Lee wrote:
>
>> No. It's an example of the generic sociopathic ignorance of the rest
>> of the world.
>
> Not really. U.S. companies are always using figures from America's
>past in disrespectful ways, so it's not ignorance of foreign
>sensibilities. It's just another instance of going for the bucks no
>matter what they have to do, or think they should do.
No. It's unthinking ignorance.
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| Re: KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert [message #228724 ] |
Mo, 24 Juli 2006 03:20 |
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Previously, on alt.atheism, maff in episode
<1153645681.885854.209820 [at] p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>...
> KFC faces backlash in China over chickenburger advert
> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1191870.ece
>
> By David Eimer in Beijing
> Published: 23 July 2006
>
> When Kentucky Fried Chicken decided to make a long-dead national hero the
> star of their latest TV commercial in China, they expected it to help them
> in their battle for supremacy in the burgeoning Western-style fast food
> market in China. Instead, KFC became the latest foreign company to be
> accused of showing a lack of respect for Chinese culture in its eagerness
> to push its products in the world's fastest-growing economy.
<snork>
The stupidity of corporations cannot be exaggerated...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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"As hip as it is for outsiders to blame New Orleans
for everything bad that happened during and after
Hurricane Katrina, the truth is that the people
who lived here were much more prepared for a big
storm than the federal government that promised
us flood protection." [Jarvis DeBerry]
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V180525DC
"Everything New Orleans"
http://www.nola.com
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