Thursday, July 9, 2009

On insularity

It takes a special level of cluelessness to allow a multinational corporation to publish ads of a Hindu goddess eating hamburgers. And Burger King has achieved it.

Labels: , , By Scott Hanley

2 comments:

James Hanley said...

Or perhaps they're not clueless, but recognizing hindus as an unlikely target audience, they decided it didn't matter if they were offended? Not that this perspective makes them look much better...

July 10, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Perplexity Peccable said...

I love it! Assuming it is someone's totally twisted sense of humor, like Masami Teraoka and his series on McDonald's Invades Japan.

http://www.acluhawaii.org/index.php?id=156

http://ponchorama.com/2005/07/11/masami-teraokas-art-theatre/

But, yes, in the cultural context it is a sick, sick idea. Especially if it is a genuine advertisement.

July 13, 2009 at 9:40 PM

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