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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcDonald's apologises for 'Sundae Bloody Sundae' promotion.
McDonald's has apologised for a Halloween marketing campaign which promoted a dessert in Portugal with the words: "Sundae Bloody Sundae".https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/485/socialembed/
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The term Bloody Sunday is used to refer to one of the worst days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, when 13 people were shot dead by the Army.
The adverts sparked outrage when photos were shared on social media.
McDonald's said the marketing campaign was not intended to be an "insensitive reference to any historical event".
"We sincerely apologise for any offence or distress this may have caused," a spokeswoman for McDonald's Portugal said.
She explained the "Bloody" sundae adverts were designed as a Halloween celebration but the promotion has since been cancelled.
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McDonald's apologises for 'Sundae Bloody Sundae' promotion. (Original Post)
Cattledog
Oct 2019
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Coventina
(27,169 posts)1. Who thought this was a good idea?!?!?!?
unblock
(52,309 posts)3. someone who thought a song by u2 was cool but didn't bother to research it.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)2. There was actually a film
titled "Sunday Bloody Sunday" from 1971 with Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch, which had nothing to do with "The Troubles."
Maeve
(42,287 posts)4. Yeah, that's what I thought of and me into Irish history!
But then, I've also been sifting thru the "free with Prime" movie listings this week
H2O Man
(73,594 posts)5. Terrible.
Not that I ever go to any McDonalds anywhere, ever. Wouldn't feed that shit to my dogs.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)6. Oh sure
And I suppose next, you snowflakes are going to get all jacked out of shape about the auto da filet-o-fish?
johnp3907
(3,732 posts)7. Too funny!
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)8. "We sincerely apologise for any offence or distress this may have caused"
Not really.
Big biz marketing will do whatever they want to do
until they get what they consider too much flak.
braddy
(3,585 posts)9. People don't read much anymore, and live in small bubble worlds.