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Racist ice cream? Scandal over Obama ad

Published: 21 March, 2009, 05:51


“Everyone's talking about it: dark inside white,” says a slogan for a Russian advertisement of an ice cream that uses the image of American president Barack Obama. Critics have labeled the ad racist.

 
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lokster March 24, 2009, 00:50 quote
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thats crazy

chris August 20, 2009, 15:36 quote
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Wow, why do they make such a big deal out of a joke does "Political Correctness" have no end.

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