McDonald’s has had some really lousy ad campaigns of late as we’ve previously covered here, here, here, and here. Coming off of their stunning success with InspirAsian.com, they’ve decided to take on the lucrative African-American market (sorry about all that heart disease).
I was going to say some snarky things about the commercial, but there’s something more interesting going on here. I’m completely shocked, but this piece of crap commercial has prompted some strong debate in its youtube comments around the long term socio-political ramifications of slavery. Check out the full thread here. Leave it to McDonald’s to dredge up one of the darkest periods of American history while they try to sling some burgers. Good work, guys.
P.S. – Nuggnuts.
