Dunkin' Donuts criticized for 'racist' ad campaign

Posted: Aug 30, 2013 10:33 PM

Updated: Aug 31, 2013 1:50 AM

By Associated Press

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.

In posters and TV commercials, the campaign shows the woman with a shiny jet black, 1950s-style beehive hairdo holding a bitten 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 advertising campaign that would draw "howls of outrage" if released in the United States.

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What Human Rights is overlooking is that Dunkin Donuts IS NOT releasing it in the US, therfore their "howls of outrage" are rather silly. Besides that, she's sorta sexy.

If it is offensive in the USA, surely it is offensive outside of it. Are there no people from the USA outside of its own borders?

Why did they use the word "charcoal" for "chocolate"? Charcoal makes it sound like they burnt the donuts.

This could initiate a discussion of just how racist Thais in general are....but personally more interested in the Lebanese franchisee of Dunkin Donuts ( who's daughter is the model in the photo) and his comment that all the publicity has generated far more business than charcoal donuts deserve.

One of my peeves with the USA govt and its agencies is it believes the planets population should think and behave as they see fit. IMO PC issues are meant to stay within ones own boarders.

"howls of outrage" from NEO-humanists over this advertisement goes to show they have outlived their usefulness,

we are living in a perfect world if this is the last scream over injustice,

i'm embarrassed on their behalf