Electronics giant apologizes for using false stereotypes
Media Markt, the huge European electronics discount chain where you can buy a television set for like 5 euros or something unless they’re on sale at which point you can really get them cheap, has had to cancel one of its television commercials (these cost more than 5 euros, by the way) in which Germany’s Polish neighbors are depicted as being thieves.
In the spot, Polish soccer fans (the World Cup is almost here, remember?) outsmart the store’s employees so thoroughly that they are afterwards left standing dumbstruck and speechless, their merchandize is missing, and so are their pants.
“We apologize for any misunderstanding that might have come about due to this unfortunate, uhm, misunderstanding,” said a store manager. “It was wrong to depict the Poles as being thieves and we apologize for this. We have taken the proper measures to insure that something like this will never happen again and will soon be bringing out a new commercial in which Rumanians will be doing the stealing. Aren’t they awful? Poles are just lazy, everybody knows that."
Ich bin doch nicht Dieb oder Diebstahl ist geil oder wat?
Kommentare auf Deutsch? Ich warte schon die ganze Zeit!
I guess we just won't be able to agree on who steals the most in Europe, which is a real pity. Can't be a German who stole my bike, right? It's always the immigrants! (Comment this)
Hab selber nur 3-4 Teile gesehen, nur wie fasste es ein österreichischer Regimentsoffizier in einer Folge zusammen - "Aber ob man ihm glauben darf? Diese Tschechen lügen doch alle wie gedruckt, diese elende Saubande!" :D (Comment this)
Yeah I guess that is why the Germans invaded Poland in 1939..
to take back all the stuff the Poles stole from them over the years..
I guess another invasion is overdue.
I sometimes wish the Allies would have pushed on to Poland, freed them,
and then made the Germans THEIR Zwangsarbeiter..
f...... arrogance. (Comment this)