In the latest example of people being offended by ads never intended for them, KFC pulled a spot depicting a white Australian cricket fan distracting enthusiastic black West Indian fans by offering them fried chicken. Australians didn’t seem to mind, but when the ad was posted online, American viewers complained it played on a derogatory stereotype of black Americans, according to an AP report. (AdAge)
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