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Heineken paving the way for a Maoist takeover of Cork?

simu · 2005-01-08 05:14:25

Does anyone else think the Heineken ads for Cork 2005 - those that proclaim "Here's to the cultural revolution" - are really stupid and in bad taste? Do they not know what actually happened during the cultural revolution? (If you are not familiar with Chinese history, read this. Or maybe the idea is to have bad-taste ads…

08-01-2005 06:14AM

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Does anyone else think the Heineken ads for Cork 2005 - those that proclaim "Here's to the cultural revolution" - are really stupid and in bad taste? Do they not know what actually happened during the cultural revolution?

(If you are not familiar with Chinese history, read this.

Or maybe the idea is to have bad-taste ads for bad-tasting beer!

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Do they not know what actually happened during the cultural revolution?

Yup, they just assume we don't!

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