I thought about posting this under Politics or Culture, but those were just for Russia, and I would really like to know views from anywhere outside U.S. So please forgive me for posting this under General....
This link is to an online newspaper article in Delaware,The News Journal (Delaware is only about an hour and a half drive from me).
http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...NTPAGECAROUSEL
The article talks about how a grocery store (Acme Markets) recently ran an advertisement circular that contained many specials for Black History Month. These specials are for foods traditionally associated with African American people such as corn bread, collard greens and grape soda. This monthly ad has been running for seven years without any problem.
Here is a copy of that circular:
This year, things were different and people complained about the ad saying: "It's racist, it's insensitive, it's not culturally correct” and "What's offensive about this is how that store interprets how I or anyone else celebrate Black History Month."
There were others who thought positive of the ad stating: “I eat those foods, so it's fine if someone markets those foods to me,"
My question to the forum is this… The hypersensitivity of being politically correct that America has become, has this spread to other countries? If there was an ad targeted to a specific group or ethnic race in your area would it cause such uproar?
Thanks...Rockzmom