Pop singer Madonna, who said in a profanity-laced speech at Saturday's Women's March in Washington that she had thought about "blowing up the White House," said on Sunday that she was speaking metaphorically.
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Madonna defends 'blowing up the White House' remark
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Thailand does it again.
A leading human rights group has called on Dunkin' Donuts to withdraw a "bizarre and racist" advertisement for chocolate doughnuts that shows a smiling woman in blackface makeup.
The Dunkin' Donuts franchise in Thailand launched a campaign earlier this month for its new "Charcoal Donut," featuring an image reminiscent of 19th and early 20th century American stereotypes for black people that are now considered offensive symbols of a racist era.
Human Rights Watch said Friday that it was shocked to see an American brand name running an advertising campaign that would draw "howls of outrage" if released in the United States.
Dunkin' Donuts' CEO in Thailand, Nadim Salhani, dismissed the criticism as "paranoid American thinking" and called it "absolutely ridiculous."
Well we have to accept "paranoid Thai thinking
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