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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.

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The chocolate industry also does a lot of slavery.

[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 10 months ago

Another proof that people running big companies are sociopaths. Seriously no one looked at that and thought it was distasteful?

[–] Floey@lemm.ee 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You're doing free advertising for them so I'd say their campaign is potentially successful.

[–] perniczech@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, now I know to avoid this company

[–] Floey@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Right, and as current US politics shows us, pandering to the racists is a winning marketing strategy

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 10 months ago

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@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago

"Snackers" huh

[–] trucy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 10 months ago

"It's ok we had a black person writing this"

[–] master_of_unlocking 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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).

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Nice! I'll give them a look

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago
[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 8 points 10 months ago
[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 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