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NJCher

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1. Saw the ad

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:54 AM

Thursday

Meant to be funny.

Not funny.

Grotesque.

The ad violates one of McD’s long time principles: don’t make fun of American customs. This ad crosses the line with the forced jocularity in the leering faces, the traffic scene, the creepy cookies..

Having been ad ad manager there, I am sure this was a controversial decision. The faction who promoted it just dead ended their careers.

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