Obama’s likeness used to sell fried chicken in China
While President Barack Obama seeks the secret recipe for U.S. economic growth, a fast-food restaurant in China is inferring he’s already privy to Colonel Sanders’ secret for fried chicken.
The short arm of trademark law.
The Daily Mail and other media outlets report Obama Fried Chicken is using advertising very similar to that used by KFC, aka known as Kentucky Fried Chicken before the word “fried” became a marketing pariah.
The Beijing business sign allegedly contains the phrase ‘We’re so cool, aren’t we?’ in Chinese, but Google translate cannot confirm that for me.
The restaurant’s name may be a way for restaurateurs to decry a tariff on U.S. chicken exports that, according to the New York Times, forces importers in China to pay twice as much per bird.
The restaurant’s sign was first spotted by TheShanghaiist.com.
Mediaite.com writes that using Obama’s likeness to sell fried chicken could be considered “unacceptably racist,” but this isn’t the first time such a thing has happened.
The Daily Mail article has pictures of U.S. businesses using the exact same name in Brooklyn and Harlem.
And KFC itself used an Obama lookalike in a television commercial that ran in Hong Kong. In that clip, KFC even borrows a sentiment from Obama’s 2008 campain … “Change is good.”
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wisconsin
October 3rd, 2011
3:42 pm
All you people you call your self American’s should be put to death everyone who had a negative comment are all idiots.I am so sick of American’s blaming President Obama for this county’s mess that started long before he took office he is just the one trying to clean it up!!! All of you burn in Hell!!!!
ATL's Own
October 3rd, 2011
3:46 pm
laydeeliberty blacks can never be considered racist, because we don’t feel our race is superior to others and we never will!
rac·ist /ˈreɪsɪst/ Show Spelled[rey-sist]
noun
1. a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that a certain human race is superior to any or all others.
We make up 12 percent of the total population, so how can we be superior!
As far as incompetence, President Obama has played cleanup to your past three President’s, that ran the car in the ditch, but has tried his best to get us out of the ditch!
If you feel you can do a better job, throw your hat in the ring in 2012.
Contentment Blues
October 3rd, 2011
3:47 pm
Wisconsin’s head needs to thaw out.
laydeeliberty
October 3rd, 2011
3:49 pm
@ATL’s Own
Wow! You can speak for every single black person in America?? That is IMPRESSIVE! And actually black people make up 14 percent of the population, but don’t let the facts get in your way.
I have thrown my hat into the ring. His name is Herman Cain.
G
October 3rd, 2011
3:51 pm
soooooooooooooooooooooooooo…getting back to the Chinese Billboard…….anyone seen the movice “Undercover Brother”?…………………..Looks like the Chinese are using OFC to spread the mind control drug………………The MAN is Chinese………………uh oh……..gonna be Big Trouble in Little China………………………………oh Undercover Brother where are you when we need you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
laydeeliberty
October 3rd, 2011
3:52 pm
And you conveniently left out the other two definitions, which can apply to ANYONE who discriminates based on color or nationality. I believe #3 describes you to a T:
rac·ism
[rey-siz-uhm] Show IPA
noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
wayne
October 3rd, 2011
3:58 pm
Good thing is that it is in China, they don’t bow to every person that might be “offended” so there is nothing the NAACP can do about it…..ha ha ha ha
Ron Mexico
October 3rd, 2011
3:58 pm
ME RIKEY SOME CHICKEN!
laydeeliberty
October 3rd, 2011
4:00 pm
LOVE Undercover Brother! “How much for one rib?”
G
October 3rd, 2011
4:03 pm
“this is one of them funky times”