eMobile ad offends some people - a podcast by ApocD

Some people are upset about an eMobile cell phone ad here in Japan. It shows a political candidate pushing for change; the crowd listening to his speech holds up signs that readChange. Sounds a bit like Barack Obama, yeah? Oh, and in the commercial the candidate's a monkey. Ouch. Here's the commercial.

There are so many things wrong with this ad I don't know where to start. The most obvious thing is it's offensive to monkeys; they're cool animals, so we shouldn't depict them as politicians. Also, the monkey cries at the end, an obvious reference to Obama's weak stance on terrorism.

They pulled the commercial; I didn't have a chance to catch it on the air. Sure it's offense, but 1,980 yen? Are you kidding me? Where do I sign up?

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