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Old 05-22-2020, 09:21 AM
 
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I seriously have no idea what the ad was about or that they were even promoting a product.

Anyhow, whoever did the ad knew what they were doing.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/volks...221926894.html
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Volkswagen has pulled a racist ad from its Instagram page, saying in a public apology Thursday that it will investigate why it was released with so many offensive undertones.

The 10-second clip for the German car company’s new Volkswagen Golf model features a giant, white hand poking and prodding a Black man, much like he’s a marionette.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBTs67Oh1MI
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