Burger King Faces Stark Criticism for What Many Social Media Users Are Saying Is a Culturally Insensitive Ad. Here It Is.

Burger King aired an ad in New Zealand featuring one of the franchise’s latest offerings: the Vietnamese Sweet Chili Tendercrisp. . .

A caption for the company’s Instagram campaign read, “Take your taste buds all the way to Ho Chi Minh City with our Vietnamese Sweet Chili Tendercrisp, part of our Tastes of the World range. Available for a limited time only.”

One Korean New Zealander told the Huffington Post that she immediately took offense to the ad. . .

“[People of color] are constantly having to deal with microaggressions as well as outright hatred and it just never ends,” Mo added. “I was watching it thinking there must be some kind of layered twist ― only to realise, no, there was no twist, it really was that base level.” . . .

“We are truly sorry that the ad has appeared insensitive to our community,” said James Woodbridge, who the outlet identified as the restaurant’s general manager for marketing. “We have removed it and it certainly does not reflect our brand values around diversity and inclusion.”

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