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- From: colten@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten)
- Subject: Re: Where is Lake Edna? (KFC)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.155036.23178@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- Organization: AT&T
- References: <1992Dec18.144903.13199@bsu-ucs> <1992Dec21.065719.17830@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:50:36 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.065719.17830@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>, fishbone@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Greg Fishbone) writes:
- > 00tdspence@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu wrote:
- > : Does anyone but me think that it is highly politically incorrect of KFC
- > : to create a fictional town whose only African-American citizen owns the
- > : fried chicken shack???
- > : I have seen no other minorities in the spots other than Russ or whatever
- > : his name is.
- > : This whole ad campaign smells of racism to me.
- >
- > : Trav
- > : 00tdspence@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
- >
- > In whatever mythological universe this commercial is taking place in, the
- > man is the most popular guy in town, so I guess that's okay (everyone
- > thinks he's a GENIUS for selling his chicken at the price established by
- > the company headquarters!). :D
-
- They probably put up a statue of him in the town square when he
- introduced "Extra Crispy". The most serious problem in Lake Edna
- does not appear to be their lack of Political Correctness, but that
- they dont' have a life! I eat KFC, but I take it home, who wants
- to hang out there?
-
- marc colten
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