I find I'm not very hungry for my Boston Globe this morning.
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I usually only have a cup of coffee:
"Dunkin’ Donuts hit for Thailand ad" by Jocelyn Gecker | Associated Press, August 31, 2013
BANGKOK — A leading human rights group has called on Dunkin’ Donuts to withdraw a ‘‘bizarre and racist’’ advertisement for chocolate doughnuts in Thailand that shows a smiling woman with bright pink lips in blackface makeup.
The Dunkin’ Donuts franchise in Thailand launched a campaign earlier this month for its new ‘‘Charcoal Donut’’ featuring the image, which is reminiscent of 19th- and early 20th-century American stereotypes for black people that are now considered offensive symbols of a racist era.
A poster and television commercials show the woman with a shiny jet black, 1950s-style beehive hairdo biting into a black doughnut alongside the slogan: ‘‘Break every rule of deliciousness.’’
Human Rights Watch said it was shocked to see an American brand name running an ad campaign that would draw ‘‘howls of outrage’’ if released in the United States.
Who is Human Rights Watch anyway?
Now I understand why they are so prominent in my jewspaper.
‘‘It’s both bizarre and racist that Dunkin’ Donuts thinks that it must color a woman’s skin black and accentuate her lips with bright pink lipstick to sell a chocolate doughnut,’’ said Phil Robertson, the deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch. ‘‘Dunkin’ Donuts should immediately withdraw this ad, publicly apologize to those it’s offended, and ensure this never happens again.’’
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The campaign hasn’t ruffled many in Thailand, where it’s common for advertisements to use racial stereotypes. The CEO for Dunkin’ Donuts in Thailand dismissed the criticism as ‘‘paranoid American thinking.’’
And another divisive distraction from what is really going on in this world.
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That was a s**tty-tasting cup of Globe coffee, as usual.
You know, black, white, green, purple, woman, man, gay, straight, we are ALL AGAINST Obomber's WAR on SYRIA!
I am SO SICK of being DIVIDING by my piece of s**t jewsmedia!
