Archive for January 8th, 2010

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Jan
10

Should this advert have been pulled?


Australia have scrapped this advert for KFC amid accusations of racial insensitivity. There were complaints from the U.S. that the film plays on what they see as a negative racial stereotype – linking black people with a love of fried chicken. Even though the commercial features West Indies cricket fans.

KFC have apologised, saying the commercial was meant to be “light-hearted” and any offence was “unintended”. Continue reading ‘Should this advert have been pulled?’

08
Jan
10

On air: Should you be able to call your God whatever you want?

UPDATE: Three churches have been torched in Malaysia as religion tensions rise. Churches are bracing themselves for further attacks.

God’s just been to court. Well in Malaysia anyway.

The Malaysian government has filed an appeal against a court ruling that allows non-Muslims to use the word  Allah  to refer to God.

Protests by Muslim groups are breaking out across the country and online. The blogs are going mad over this asking whose God is Allah anyway?

Continue reading ‘On air: Should you be able to call your God whatever you want?’