skip to main | skip to sidebar

MacDood

This is the personal web log of Michael A Clasen.

Friday, May 2, 2003

Nothing quite like a fascist robot

seemed like a good idea in the meeting with the other suits


Coke yanks "nazi" robot toys




A Coca-Cola promotion in Hong Kong featuring a robot toy adorned with symbols that look like swastikas has been condemned, and pulled from shelves. As if Hong Kong didn't have enough problems already. Perhaps the goof emerged from the fact that some versions of this ancient symbol were part of iconography in various Asian cultures, long pre-dating any Nazi uses -- regardless, the 'bots are history.


"Rabbi Yakkov Kermaier, of Ohel Leah Synagogue, says it is probably an honest mistake, but he's called toy sets featuring the Robocon characters unacceptable. One character, the robot-like Robowaru, has two swastikas on its chest and can be bought in the UK for around 2.60 pounds with any purchase of six bottles of Coke. The figurines stand on small plastic pedestals with Coca-Cola logos on them...Coca-Cola says the figurines were made according to the original Robowaru design, but a spokeswoman declined any other immediate comment."

Link to Annanova news item, Discuss



posted by Xeni Jardin at 10:20
permanent link to this entry

Posted by Michael at 12:07 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

My "DVMUG Feed" Bundle

Search This Blog

About Me

My photo
Michael
View my complete profile

Links

  • Google News
  • www.mclasen.com
  • scifi.com
  • xml link for MacDood
  • MacFantastique

Followers

Facebook Badge

Michael Clasen's Facebook profile

Blog Archive

  • ►  2011 (10)
    • February (6)
    • January (4)
  • ►  2010 (242)
    • December (10)
    • November (7)
    • October (11)
    • September (21)
    • August (12)
    • July (6)
    • June (11)
    • May (9)
    • April (49)
    • March (49)
    • February (38)
    • January (19)
  • ►  2009 (407)
    • December (26)
    • November (30)
    • October (42)
    • September (59)
    • August (35)
    • July (29)
    • June (32)
    • May (46)
    • April (57)
    • March (26)
    • February (17)
    • January (8)
  • ►  2008 (239)
    • December (28)
    • November (25)
    • October (20)
    • September (22)
    • August (22)
    • July (23)
    • June (23)
    • May (10)
    • April (26)
    • March (18)
    • February (17)
    • January (5)
  • ►  2007 (485)
    • December (19)
    • November (16)
    • October (33)
    • September (27)
    • August (27)
    • July (34)
    • June (37)
    • May (53)
    • April (6)
    • March (77)
    • February (93)
    • January (63)
  • ►  2006 (320)
    • December (24)
    • November (39)
    • October (37)
    • September (42)
    • August (28)
    • June (29)
    • May (10)
    • April (29)
    • March (14)
    • February (43)
    • January (25)
  • ►  2005 (315)
    • December (38)
    • November (23)
    • October (30)
    • September (12)
    • August (11)
    • July (19)
    • June (16)
    • May (30)
    • April (31)
    • March (14)
    • February (57)
    • January (34)
  • ►  2004 (605)
    • December (46)
    • November (45)
    • October (124)
    • September (62)
    • August (51)
    • July (47)
    • June (38)
    • May (65)
    • April (52)
    • March (28)
    • February (37)
    • January (10)
  • ▼  2003 (448)
    • December (7)
    • November (39)
    • October (40)
    • September (54)
    • August (46)
    • July (59)
    • June (46)
    • May (157)
 
Powered By Blogger