Thai Dunkin' Donuts ad brings back blackface

Huffington Post reports that Human Rights Watch has called this campaign "bizarre and racist" and has insisted on its withdrawal.



The CEO for Dunkin' Donuts in Thailand, Nadim Salhani, sees nothing wrong with the campaign, insisting "Not everybody in the world is paranoid about racism."

But is it paranoia? Not when you consider the old "black skin, bright lips" cliché that remains a cultural embarrassment and harsh reminder of our racist history in the west:

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So it's just a matter of cultural differences, right? Why would people in Thailand read an Asian woman (actually the CEO's teen daughter) painted black as a racist image?

Maybe because they have closets full of "Black Man" cleaning products?

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Yeesh.

"SanDDwich'd between two things you love"

No, it is not a promotion for Hooters. It is an oddly-conceived Dunkin' Donuts promo on Facebook and Twitter to promote their new line of sandwiches:

This is, presumably, carefully monitored to prevent any shenanigans. But then again, who could ever  find trolling potential in the idea of posting pics of yourself "sanDDwich'd between two things you love"? 

So far, so good, though. Besides the fake shots, above, the actual gallery only has one entry.

Anyone can be a hero

Cute ad from Dunkin' Donuts, to promote their  product tie-in to  the new Captain America movie:



Fun concept. But the grand "anyone can be a hero" message is let down by the gross-milkshake-pretending-to-be-coffee kicker.

Via The Uniblog