Not to defend McDonalds (why would I, I wouldn't give their burgers to rats) but if we have to not use words with certain associations, we'll be out of words pretty soon. Still, as a sociological experiment, your letter is certainly noteworthy.
You know, I find tacky or unfortunate associations easier to excuse (for precisely the reason you mention: ad people et al don't know much about anything) than I find poor language and I find especially galling or rag-inducing when words that take a hyphen are written as two separate words. Compare the following:
Shopping is a chore, to be sure. Blåbärssoppa (blueberrysoup) is a favourite in winter, blå bärs soppa (blue berry's soup, alt. blue beer's soup) not so much...
Hi, i'm Polish. Thanks for your action. Maybe you don't know, but the Ukrainians under the flag of Bandera murdered 160,000 Poles, including a member of my family. These were terrible murders: people were cut in half with a saw, children were impaled, women had their breasts cut off, and pregnant women had their fetuses removed and sewn into the belly of a live cat. Several-year-old children were wrapped in straw and set on fire. This is today's Ukrainian hero who has his own holiday, praised by Zelensky. Did you know that Ukraine has forbidden Poles from historical research?
Oh well, when I told my wife about my message a couple of days ago, she said that I'm literally the only one to think that way (I also know a, if not the, other guy who also freaked out like me)…
Ha! You can sense their fear of bad publicity of being "cancelled".
I see your point about about history and context, I also accept their innocent explaination.
Judging from experience in corporate institutions (Nike, when I was a student), these marketing & sales dudes don't know anything about history.
I also know that their product most likely chimes with the Cinco de Mayo PR blitz, hence I also think it was 'unintentional'.
Be that as it may, someone should have known better…
Not to defend McDonalds (why would I, I wouldn't give their burgers to rats) but if we have to not use words with certain associations, we'll be out of words pretty soon. Still, as a sociological experiment, your letter is certainly noteworthy.
Poor Antonio Banderas though.
Or Mitsubishi Pajero, eh?
You know, I find tacky or unfortunate associations easier to excuse (for precisely the reason you mention: ad people et al don't know much about anything) than I find poor language and I find especially galling or rag-inducing when words that take a hyphen are written as two separate words. Compare the following:
"Brunhårig sjuksköterska" (brownhaired nurse)
"Brun hårig sjuk sköterska" (brown hairy sick nurse)
Shopping is a chore, to be sure. Blåbärssoppa (blueberrysoup) is a favourite in winter, blå bärs soppa (blue berry's soup, alt. blue beer's soup) not so much...
Good JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for your service!
You're welcome ^_^
Good job
Fackel,
Surely there was an horrendous man named McDonald in history....?
Probably more than one, I suppose …
LOL!
Lurved it!!
Nothjng sucks like an Electrolux!
Hi, i'm Polish. Thanks for your action. Maybe you don't know, but the Ukrainians under the flag of Bandera murdered 160,000 Poles, including a member of my family. These were terrible murders: people were cut in half with a saw, children were impaled, women had their breasts cut off, and pregnant women had their fetuses removed and sewn into the belly of a live cat. Several-year-old children were wrapped in straw and set on fire. This is today's Ukrainian hero who has his own holiday, praised by Zelensky. Did you know that Ukraine has forbidden Poles from historical research?
terrorist activities?
wasn' t that what the nazi's called any form of resistance by the people of the countries they held occupied?
amazing how what one man calls terrorist activities are another man's heroic actions....
history?
holodomor is a vital part of ukrainian history.
and i hold every man that fought against the ones that were responsible for the holodomor not a terrorist but a freedom fighter.
and recent history has proved the "terrorists" against the russians completely right...
Oh well, when I told my wife about my message a couple of days ago, she said that I'm literally the only one to think that way (I also know a, if not the, other guy who also freaked out like me)…